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wash its face

verb

Definitions

  1. To pay for itself

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

    • 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.

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