- wash one's hands of an affair
- умывать руки (в связи с каким-л. делом)
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wash one's hands of an affair
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wash one's hands of — abandon, refuse responsibility for He washed his hands of the problem after they refused to deal with it. (from Idioms in Speech) to decline responsibility, to rid oneself of the responsibility for As far as Ken and Vicky were concerned, Davy had … Idioms and examples
affair — n. romantic liaison 1) to carry on, have an affair with 2) a casual; clandestine, secret; illicit; love; tempestuous affair matter event 3) to investigate an affair 4) to cover up, hush up an affair; to wash one s hands of an affair 5) a… … Combinatory dictionary
affair — noun 1 event/situation ADJECTIVE ▪ whole ▪ She saw the whole affair as a great joke. ▪ glittering, grand ▪ I knew that the wedding would be a grand affair. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
wash — 1 verb 1 WASH SOMETHING (T) to clean something using soap and water: I m just going to wash my hands. | This shirt needs washing. | wash the dishes: It s your turn to wash the dishes. 2 WASH YOURSELF (I) to clean yourself with soap and water: Amy … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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