washed-up

[ wosht-uhp, wawsht- ]

/ ˈwɒʃtˈʌp, ˈwɔʃt- /

done for; having failed completely.

Origin of washed-up

First recorded in 1920–25

What was your initial read on this premise, making the washed-up child star a horse?

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The outspoken Oscar-nominated character actor plays a washed-up music manager in the lovely musical Begin Again.

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Dick Diver begins as the graceful, competent king of the Riviera and ends as a washed-up drunk, estranged from everyone he loves.

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And he did want Mrs. Haim to be put in a flutter by the news that Mr. George Cannon had washed-up for her.

The Roll-Call |Arnold Bennett

“The beach is littered with washed-up debris,” Brad observed.

Dan Carter and the River Camp |Mildred A. Wirt
Just under the uneven line of washed-up seaweed and other refuse two dark forms crawled along.

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Both of the above forms were found on the washed-up holdfasts of Macrocystis.

Journal of Entomology and Zoology: Volume 6, Number 4, December 1914 |Various
There was washed-up dishes in a bake-pan, so I did dish-towel them all and put them away.

The Story of Opal |Opal Whiteley