wash
idiomA situation in which gains and losses or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent, or in which there is no net change.
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come out in the wash
Of problems or difficulties, to work out, resolve, or become understood eventually and naturally.
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wash a blackamoor white
To labour in vain, especially so as to present something as better than it really is; to whitewash.
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wash one's dirty laundry in public
Synonym of air one's dirty laundry in public.
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wash one's dirty linen in public
Synonym of air one's dirty laundry in public.
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wash oneself of
To stop caring about (something); to reject any semblance of (something).
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wash out
To wear away by the flow of water; to erode.