单词 | wash one's hands of |
释义 | wash one's hands ofSEE SYNONYMS FOR wash one's hands of ON THESAURUS.COM Refuse to accept responsibility for; abandon or renounce. For example, I've done all I can for him, and now I'm washing my hands of him. This expression alludes to Pontius Pilate's washing his hands before having Jesus put to death, saying “I am innocent of the blood of this just person” (Matthew 27:24). Words nearby wash one's hands ofWashita, wash-leather, Washo, Washoe, wash one's dirty linen in public, wash one's hands of, washout, wash over, washrag, washroom, wash sale The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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