wash out of something

wash out of something
wash out (of (something)) to leave a program or activity because you failed to meet its standards.

I didn't make it through flight school — I washed out.

After washing out of the military academy, he joined his father's business.


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  • wash out of — wash out (of (something)) to leave a program or activity because you failed to meet its standards. I didn t make it through flight school I washed out. After washing out of the military academy, he joined his father s business …   New idioms dictionary

  • wash out — (of (something)) to leave a program or activity because you failed to meet its standards. I didn t make it through flight school I washed out. After washing out of the military academy, he joined his father s business …   New idioms dictionary

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  • wash out something — wash out (something) to cause an activity or event not to happen because of rain. Even the golf tournament was washed out this week. Storms washed the picnic out …   New idioms dictionary

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  • wash out — 1. in. to fail and be removed from something, such as school. (See also washout.) □ I studied all I could, but I still washed out. □ I don’t want to wash out. It’s my whole future. 2. in. to have a serious wreck; to wipe out. □ The little car… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • wash out — verb a) To remove something by washing. That stain will easily wash out. b) To wear away by the flow of water; to erode. The sandcastle was washed out by th …   Wiktionary

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