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comes out in the wash

comes out in the wash is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come out in the wash.

Meaning of come out in the wash

Verb

come out in the wash (third-person singular simple present comes out in the wash, present participle coming out in the wash, simple past came out in the wash, past participle come out in the wash)

  1. (idiomatic) Of problems or difficulties, to work out, resolve, or become understood eventually and naturally.
    • It may look like a huge mess now, but I expect that it will all come out in the wash as time goes on.
  2. (idiomatic) Of advantages and disadvantages, to cancel each other out.
    • The number 12 bus is faster, but the number 17 stops nearer my house, so it all comes out in the wash.
  3. (idiomatic) Of the truth: to be inevitably revealed in the future.
    • You can do everything you can to hide this, but everything comes out in the wash.

Questions about comes out in the wash

What is comes out in the wash the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Comes out in the wash is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come out in the wash.

Words near comes out in the wash in the dictionary

  1. comes one's way
  2. comes online
  3. comes onto
  4. comes out
  5. comes out in
  6. comes out in the wash
  7. comes out of one's shell
  8. comes out of the broom closet
  9. comes out of the closet
  10. comes out of the woodwork
  11. comes out on top

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