wash with

English

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial) To have an effect on (a person); persuade; be acceptable to.
    • 1987, Withnail and I (film)
      I: Please, I don't feel good.
      WITHNAIL: That's what you would say, but that wouldn't wash with Geoff.

Translations

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.