WASH ONE'S HANDS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame

Example:

I wash my hands of this

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "wash one's hands" is one way to...):

absolve; free (let off the hook)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

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