washed up

washed up
washed up
Fig. finished. •

“You're through, Tom,” said the manager, “Fired—washed up!”

Wilbur is washed up as a bank teller.

* * *
{adj.} Ruined; finished; a failure. * /Harry is looking awfully sad. I hear his business has collapsed and he is all washed up./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • washed — washed; un·washed; …   English syllables

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  • washed-up — [wôsht′up′] adj. 1. cleaned up 2. Informal tired; exhausted ☆ 3. Slang finished; done for; having failed …   English World dictionary

  • washed-up — adjective doomed to extinction • Syn: ↑done for, ↑ruined, ↑sunk, ↑undone • Similar to: ↑unsuccessful * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology …   Useful english dictionary

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