English Dictionary

wash its face

動詞

くだけた表現

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

日本語の意味

採算が取れる（製造費用などをカバーできる） / 費用が回収される、すなわち自動的に収支が均衡する

The new dishwasher will wash its face after a season of lower water and electricity bills.

新しい食器洗い機は、水道代と電気代が下がる一シーズンで元が取れるでしょう。

意味（1）

(informal) 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.

washes its face （ present singular third-person ）

washing its face （ participle present ）

washed its face （ participle past ）

washed its face （ past ）