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To be washed up. To be washed up, W A S H E D washed up.
You pee, but this is a phrasal verb and well I can think of two meanings, number one to be washed up means that you went to the bathroom and you washed your face, washed your hands maybe you took a shower took a bath you are washed up completely cleaned yes that's one possible meaning but there's another meaning he is washed up she is washed up they are washed up and what does this mean?
It means that they no longer have talent.
They're not good anymore.
And this happens when you get old.
It's true. I'll give you an example.
Does everybody know the rock and roll band The Rolling Stones?
Oh my goodness, 1960s, 1970s?
Oh boy, they They were the rock and roll band, it's amazing.
And then in the 1980s, and the 1990s, and then in the 2000s, and still now even today, these grandfathers are giving concerts.
And I'm sorry, it's not the Rolling Stones, now they're the Rolling Bones.
They're a bunch of grandfathers, they're washed up.
Now you know stop guys, let us listen to the old music and enjoy but don't make it painful for us, yeah it's true.
Bruce Willis, he's the only Hollywood actor that I think deserves an Oscar, he's such a good actor!
But let's be serious, come on I'm honest!
He's washed up now.
I can't imagine another diehard movie with Bruce Willis.
I'm sorry, he's washed up.
It's not gonna happen.
He's washed up. Yep.
What about me? What am I?
I am nothing. No, I was a runner.
When I was young, I was a runner, I was pretty good.
5k, 10k, triathlons.
Oh, I loved it. I loved it.
So why don't I run anymore?
because I'm honest to myself I'm washed up yeah I'm washed up I can't do it anymore not like I used to I was good but now I'm washed up so I retired what about me as an English teacher do you think I'm washed up oh no oh no I got a long way to go before I'm washed up as an English teacher I haven't even begun let's check out a dialogue.
Shane, why don't you sing again?
I'm too old. But you were so excellent!
Oh that was a long time ago...
I'm all washed up now.
Yes, many of you might not know it, but I was an excellent singer.
Ah yes. Have you heard of Pavarotti?
Well, let's just say, if Pavarotti could sing it, so could Shane.
I'm the barber of Seville...
oh yes... that's nothing.
But I don't do it anymore.
No. I'm all washed up.
My vocal cords are too old.
I don't have the power in my stomach. I'm all washed up.
Too many years of smoking.
Oh, I quit smoking.
I'm recovering from that.
But still... I'm all washed up.
What about you? Are you all washed up?
Are you completely washed up?
Are you washed up in any specific area?
Let us know. Be honest, don't be shy, it happens!
Sometimes you need to be young to be good.
Sometimes you need to be old to be good.
But you're good and then you're not good anymore.
Well, you're washed up.
Look at Tiger Woods, the golfer.
You know, some golfers, they get better.
Like wine, they get better with age but boy he's washed up.
I'm telling you, it's because of his personal problems. I'm serious, you don't think so?
I'm serious. His relationship, his future with his relationships, washed up.
His golf, washed up.
I'm sorry if you're a fan of Tiger Woods, that's great.
I'm not, he used to be but I'm not.
He's washed up, he's history, he's nothing, he's yesterday's news.
He's washed up. So long, tiger.
Who's the next lion to roar and engulf?
Anyway, washed up. It happens.
It happens to us. Accept it.
That's today's expression, have a fantastic day, and together, let's listen to the dialogue two more times.
Oh, and, uh, let's master English!
Shane, why don't you sing again?
I'm too old. But you were so excellent!
Oh, that was a long time ago.
I'm all washed up now.
Shane, why don't you sing again?
I'm too old. Ahh...
but you were so EXCELLENT!
That was a long time ago.
I'm all washed up now.
