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have clean hands have clean handsTo be innocent; to be free of any wrongdoing. I swear, I have clean hands—I had nothing to do with that robbery. We kept you in the dark about the deal so you would always have clean hands in case things went wrong.See also: clean, hand, havehave clean handsFig. to be guiltless. (As if a guilty person would have dirty or bloody hands.) Don't look at me. I have clean hands. The police took him in, but let him go after questioning because he had clean hands.See also: clean, hand, haveclean hands, haveBe innocent or guiltless, as in John's got clean hands; he had nothing to do with it. It is sometimes worded as one's hands are clean, meaning "one has done nothing wrong," as in Don't look at me-my hands are clean. This metaphor for freedom from wrongdoing dates back to at least 1600. See also: clean, havehave clean hands (or keep your hands clean) be uninvolved and blameless with regard to an immoral act.See also: clean, hand, havehave clean ˈhands, your hands are ˈclean not be responsible for crime, dishonesty, etc: After years of corrupt government, we want politicians with clean hands.See also: clean, hand, have |