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to wash your hands of something

to wash your hand of some·thing
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too wosh, wawsh yoo r, yawr, yohr hand uhv, ov suhm-thing]
    • /tu wɒʃ, wɔʃ yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr hænd ʌv, ɒv ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too wosh, wawsh yoo r, yawr, yohr hand uhv, ov suhm-thing]
    • /tu wɒʃ, wɔʃ yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr hænd ʌv, ɒv ˈsʌmˌθɪŋ/

Definition of to wash your hands of something words

  • phrase to wash your hands of something If you wash your hands of someone or something, you refuse to be involved with them any more or to take responsibility for them. 0
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Parts of speech for To wash your hands of something

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to wash your hands of something popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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