washed-up
done for; having failed completely.
Origin of washed-up
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How to use washed-up in a sentence
What was your initial read on this premise, making the washed-up child star a horse?
Amy Sedaris Is Hollywood's Beloved Rabbit-Loving Comedian Crafter | Kevin Fallon | August 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne small swing for a washed up former heartthrob, one giant victory for mankind.
An Unlikely Hero Blooms in Ibiza: Orlando Bloom Sort of Punches Justin Bieber | Amy Zimmerman | July 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe outspoken Oscar-nominated character actor plays a washed-up music manager in the lovely musical Begin Again.
Mark Ruffalo Blasts Iraq’s GOP Warmongers, Talks ‘Begin Again’ and ‘Avengers’ | Marlow Stern | June 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut his career never reached those heights again and by 1946, he seemed washed up.
Dick Diver begins as the graceful, competent king of the Riviera and ends as a washed-up drunk, estranged from everyone he loves.
The servants had cleared away and washed up the dinner-things, and had dined themselves.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettHe took the things noiselessly into the kitchen, shut the door, and master of the kitchen and scullery washed up.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeSo I washed up the buggy and hitched up the horse and come right out.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandYes, I'm sorry to say that one of the bodies washed up is that of the person who sat next to you.
Studies in love and in terror | Marie Belloc LowndesTogether they washed up the dishes, then Robert hung the dish-towel out of the window to dry, and took off his apron.
The White Shield | Myrtle Reed
British Dictionary definitions for washed up
no longer useful, successful, hopeful, etc: our hopes for the new deal are all washed up
exhausted
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Other Idioms and Phrases with washed-up
see wash up, def. 3.
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