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Old 03-Sep-2004, 14:30
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Dear Teachers,

Recently I heard someone use an expression which sounded like, "It turns out awash, " or, " It turns out a wash," and judging from the context he seemed to want to say, "It turns out even, " or, " It turns out to be the same." Would anyone know what the expression could have been?

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We say a 'washout', but that means it didn't work out.
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