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Meaning of wash its face | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To pay for itself; to make enough revenue to cover the costs of its production.

informal

Examples

“At a cost⟳ of around $130 million, the film needed to take⟳ at least $260 worldwide to wash⟳ its face⟳ at the box-office.”
“The Axeman movie had barely washed its face⟳ at the box office, and was already expected to suffer⟳ a reboot.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

wash off wash one's brain out with soap wash one's dirty laundry in public wash one's dirty linen in public wash one's hands wash one's mouth out

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