wash its face

Of a business, to break even financially. It's a small company, and while it isn't making huge profits, it's making enough money to wash its face for now.

wash its face

(of a business enterprise) earn enough income to cover its costs; break even. informal

2005 Waterford News and Star He said the Council's waste management collection was failing to make enough money to ‘wash its face’.

词组	wash its face
释义	wash its face wash its face Of a business, to break even financially. It's a small company, and while it isn't making huge profits, it's making enough money to wash its face for now. See also: face, wash Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. wash its face (of a business enterprise) earn enough income to cover its costs; break even. informal 2005 Waterford News and Star He said the Council's waste management collection was failing to make enough money to ‘wash its face’. See also: face, wash Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: it's all the same to me be up to (one) be up to somebody it's a wonder it's a wonder... scooch a scooch it's on me the way the crow flies it strikes me that
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