Idiom meaning, usage examples, facts
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WASH (ONE'S) HANDS OF (SMTH./SOMEONE)
to put smth. out of one’s life or to stop claiming responsibility for smth.
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1. I’m tired of trying to help my brother find a job, and I won’t have anything further to do with him. I wash my hands of the whole business.
2. They agreed to go into business with their friend, but later found that he treated them unfairly. They decided they wanted nothing more to do with him, so they washed their hands of him. |
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