WASH ONE`S HANDS OF

Meaning of WASH ONE`S HANDS OF in English

withdraw from or refuse to be responsible for something I decided to wash my hands of the problem with the new secretary and let someone else deal with it.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

WASH ONE'S HANDS OF — phrasal to disclaim interest in, responsibility for, or further connection with
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WASH ONE'S HANDS OF — phrasal : to disclaim or renounce interest in, responsibility for, or further connection with resigned and washed his hands of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WASH ONE'S HANDS OF — : to disclaim interest in, responsibility for, or further connection with
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WASH ONE'S HANDS OF — to disclaim interest in, responsibility for, or further connection with
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WASH ONE'S HANDS OF — disclaim responsibility for. [orig. with biblical allusion to Matt. 27:24.] → wash
Concise Oxford English vocab
WASH ONE'S HANDS OF — {v. phr.} To withdraw from or refuse to be responsible for. * /We washed our hands of politics long ago./ …
Slang English vocab
WASH ONE'S HANDS OF — Exonerate one's self from, clear one's skirts from.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WASH ONE'S HANDS OF — DISOWN, renounce, reject, forswear, disavow, give up on, turn one's back on, cast aside, abandon; formal abjure. 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WASH ONE'S HANDS OF — {v. phr.} To withdraw from or refuse to be responsible for. * /We washed our hands of politics long ago./ …
Словарь английских идиом
WASH ONE'S HANDS OF — v. phr. To withdraw from or refuse to be responsible for. We washed our hands of politics long ago. The …
American Idioms English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HANDS — plural of hand present third singular of hand
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WASH — /wosh, wawsh/ , v.t. 1. to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HANDS — n. force of workers that is available, workforce
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WASH — I. ˈwȯsh, ˈwäsh, chiefly Midland also ˈwȯrsh or ˈwärsh verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wascan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
HANDS — with reference to someone's power or control: → hand
Concise Oxford English vocab
WASH — [wash] vb [ME, fr. OE wascan; akin to OHG waskan to wash and perh. to OE waeter water] vt (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WASH — / wɒʃ; NAmE wɑːʃ; wɔːʃ/ verb , noun ■ verb 1. to make sth/sb clean using water and usually soap …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASH — I. wash 1 S1 W3 /wɒʃ $ wɒːʃ, wɑːʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ wash , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WASH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. cleanse (oneself or a part of oneself, clothes, etc.) with liquid, esp. water. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WASH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. cleanse (oneself or a part of oneself, clothes, etc.) with liquid, esp. water. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WASH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. cleanse (oneself or a part of oneself, clothes, etc.) with liquid, esp. water. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
WASH — ( washes, washing, washed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASH — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a washing machine (= for washing clothes ) ▪ Put your dirty clothes straight …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WASH — [noun] [U]Those curtains need a good wash (= need to be washed).You look as if you need a good wash …
Cambridge English vocab
HANDS — [plural] [noun]I'm worried about confidential information falling into the wrong hands (= being received by people who could use it …
Cambridge English vocab
HANDS — Synonyms and related words : administration, authority, claws, clutches, command, control, disposition, domination, dominion, empery, empire, fighting force, firepower, forces, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HANDS — n. pl. See clutches .
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WASH — INDEX: 1. to wash your hands/face/body etc 2. to wash in a bath or shower 3. to wash a car/floor/wall …
Longman Activator English vocab
HANDS — • ↑ be in good/safe hands • ↑ be out of sb's hands/be no longer in sb's hands • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
WASH — n. 25B6; verb he washed in the bath : CLEAN ONESELF, have a wash; bathe, bath, shower, soak, freshen up; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WASH — v. 1 wash up, clean (up), cleanse, bathe, shower, douche, douse, scrub (up), shampoo, soap up, lather, launder, scour, soak, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HANDS — "чистые руки", честность и безупречность поведения Руки in solicitors' ~ под контролем адвокатов
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HANDS — Рука
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WASH — 1) мойка; промывка, промывание || мыть, промывать; отмывать 2) промывочная [промывная] вода 3) размыв; эрозия || размывать 4) прибой 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WASH — 1) мойка; промывка, промывание || мыть, промывать; отмывать 2) промывочная [промывная] вода 3) размыв; эрозия || размывать 4) прибой 5) тонкий слой (металла, краски) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WASH — 1) абсорбционный 2) кильватер 3) мыть 4) обогащать 5) обтекать 6) омывать 7) отмывать 8) промывать 9) промывка 10) промывной 11) промывочный 12) смывной; смывочный • apply the mold wash — наносить литейную …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WASH — wash сущ.1) а) мытье to do the wash — мыть посуду The treatment leaves hair glossy and lasts 10 to …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ONE — one числ. колич.1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HANDS — n. экипаж
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HANDS — n. экипаж
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WASH — 1. сущ. 1) а) мытье to do the wash — мыть посуду The treatment leaves hair glossy and lasts 10 …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ONE — 1. числ. колич. 1) один ( число 1 ) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WASH — 1. сущ. 1) а) мытье to do the wash — мыть посуду The treatment leaves hair glossy and lasts 10 to 16 washes. — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ONE — 1. числ. колич. 1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина one third — одна …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WASH — 1. _n. 1> (a wash) мытье; to have a wash - помыться; to give a wash - вымыть, помыть 2> …
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