- dirty hands
- dirty (your) hands
to become involved in bad activities that might spoil other people's opinions of you.
The royal family don't usually dirty their hands with politics.
(usually negative)
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Dirty hands — For other uses, see Dirty Hands (disambiguation). Dirty hands is a metaphor used in moral and political philosophy and everyday conversation to symbolize the sullying of one s moral standing by dealing with unsavory matters. The idea conveyed is… … Wikipedia
Dirty Hands — For other uses, see Dirty Hands (disambiguation). Dirty Hands Written by Jean Paul Sartre Date premiered 2 April 1948 (1948 04 02) Place premiered Theatre An … Wikipedia
Dirty Hands (disambiguation) — Dirty Hands may refer to: Dirty Hands, a 1948 play by Jean Paul Sartre and a 1951 French film Les Mains Sales based on the Sartre play Les innocents aux mains sales, a 1975 film West German film whose English name is Dirty Hands and Innocents… … Wikipedia
Dirty Hands (Battlestar Galactica) — Dirty Hands Battlestar Galactica episode Chief Tyrol is locked up for mutiny … Wikipedia
Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe — Directed by Harry Kim Produced by Harry Kim Elizabeth Ai … Wikipedia
Dirty Hands (2008 drama film) — Dirty Hands Directed by Cetywa Powell Written by Cetywa Powell Cinematography Juan Ruiz Anchia Distributed by … Wikipedia
Dirty Hands (film) — Infobox Film name = Dirty Hands caption = director = Cetywa Powell producer = writer = Cetywa Powell starring = music = cinematography = Juan Ruiz Anchia editing = distributor = Arclight Films (International) released = 2008 runtime = country =… … Wikipedia
dirty hands argument — The justification often given for acting badly, that if we don’t do it, someone else will (and reap the reward). For example, if we don’t sell arms to an evil regime, and thereby earn a living, someone else will; so we might as well do it … Philosophy dictionary
dirty — adj Dirty, filthy, foul, nasty, squalid mean conspicuously unclean or impure. Dirty is the general term for what is sullied or defiled with dirt of any kind {dirty hands} {dirty linen} {dirty streets} {he was dirty and bloodstained and his… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Dirty — Dirt y, a. [Compar. {Dirtier}; superl. {Dirtiest}.] 1. Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Sullied; clouded; applied to color. Locke … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
