单词 | to wipe one's hands of |
释义 | > as lemmasto wipe one's hands of c. to wipe one's hands of = to wash one's hands of at wash v. 3e. Similarly to wipe one's lips of. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > casting or laying aside > [verb (transitive)] > utterly or energetically to throw off?a1439 bandy1591 to cast in the wind1652 to fling, give, throw, etc. to the winds1667 to wipe one's hands of1785 to wipe one's lips of1851 1785 J. Trusler Mod. Times III. 98 I was determined to wipe my hands of it. 1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles & St. James (new ed.) xvi, in Writings I. 160 With a late and hesitating virtue, they wiped their lips of the murderer's malt, and consented to believe him very bad indeed. 1855 A. Trollope Warden x. 159 That he could..wipe his hands altogether of so sorrow-stirring a concern. < as lemmas |
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