Money & finance
it all comes out in the wash
small differences balance out eventually
Used to say that small differences or debts will balance out over time.
Hear it in real life
You bought lunch twice this week.
Don't worry, it all comes out in the wash.
I paid for the tickets this time, but it all comes out in the wash.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: It all comes out through the wash.
Say: It all comes out in the wash.
The fixed expression is come out in the wash, not come out through the wash.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
it all comes out in the wash
Your turn: say it out loud
I paid for the tickets this time, but it all comes out in the wash.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
it all comes out in the wash
small differences balance out eventually
“I paid for the tickets this time, but it all comes out in the wash.”
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