absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for; to refuse to have any further involvement with.' name='description'> wash one's hands of - definition and meaning
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wash one's hands of

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  • verb idiomatic To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for; to refuse to have any further involvement with.

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From The Bible's account of Pontius Pilate washing his hands and refusing to condemn Jesus. Matthew Ch.27:24

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