come out in the wash 〈口〉 1. 暴露；真相大白；水落石出 There are still a number of things unexplained, but they will all come out in the wash. 仍有一些事情没有得到解释，但最终会真相大白的。 2. (问题等)圆满解决 There's no need to worry, it'll all come out in the wash. 不必担心，问题会圆满解决的。 We hope that things will come out all right in the wash. 我们希望事情会圆满结束。