wash its face

English

wash its face

(informal) To pay for itself; to make enough revenue to cover the costs of its production.
- 2014, Mark Kermode, Hatchet Job: Love Movies, Hate Critics (page 259)
  At a cost of around $130 million, the film needed to take at least $260 worldwide to wash its face at the box-office.
- 2017, Tim Walker, Smoke Over Malibu (page 115)
  The Axeman movie had barely washed its face at the box office, and was already expected to suffer a reboot.

单词	wash its face
释义	wash its face English Verb wash its face (informal) To pay for itself; to make enough revenue to cover the costs of its production. 2014, Mark Kermode, Hatchet Job: Love Movies, Hate Critics (page 259) At a cost of around $130 million, the film needed to take at least $260 worldwide to wash its face at the box-office. 2017, Tim Walker, Smoke Over Malibu (page 115) The Axeman movie had barely washed its face at the box office, and was already expected to suffer a reboot.
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