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washes its face

washes its face is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wash its face.

Meaning of wash its face

Verb

wash its face (third-person singular simple present washes its face, present participle washing its face, simple past and past participle washed its face)

  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.2014, Mark Kermode, Hatchet Job: Love Movies, Hate Critics, page 259

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What is washes its face the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Washes its face is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wash its face.

Words near washes its face in the dictionary

  1. washes a blackamoor white
  2. washes a negro white
  3. washes and goes
  4. washes away
  5. washes down
  6. washes its face
  7. washes off
  8. washes one's brain out with soap
  9. washes one's dirty laundry in public
  10. washes one's dirty linen in public
  11. washes one's hands

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