Idiom: "washed up" - no longer successful, a failure
"Washed up" is usually used when a person who was once successful is now a failure and will probably stay that way.
"After a lot of bad press and drug problems, Lindsey Lohan is considered to be washed up by many people."
Once in a while, a person who is considered to be washed up actually become successful again. This is called a "comeback".
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Could you please help me modify my composition? thank you so much!!!!!
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You are so kind to each all of us English. If you want to learn Chinese, I think you should try to write or speak in Chinese.
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well, I think the better idiom for washed-up should be "一贫如洗“ in Chinese.
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so washed-up means " 一败涂地“ and comeback means "东山再起”
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washed up:彻底失败的？是形容词吗？可以这样说吗：She is washed up ?
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