HyperDic: wash_one[s_hands

English > 1 sense of the expression wash one's hands:
VERBcommunicationwash one's handsto absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame
English > wash one's hands: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
MeaningTo absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame.
PatternSomebody ----s PP
Broaderabsolve, freelet off the hook
Spanishlavarse las manos

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