- have blood on your hands
- have blood on (your) hands
to be responsible for someone's death.
The leaders of this war have the blood of many thousands of people on their hands.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
have blood on your hands
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have someone on (your) hands — have (someone/something) on (your) hands to be responsible for someone or something. If the president doesn t take an interest in the economy, he could well have an economic disaster on his hands. The coach was a little surprised to have this… … New idioms dictionary
have something on (your) hands — have (someone/something) on (your) hands to be responsible for someone or something. If the president doesn t take an interest in the economy, he could well have an economic disaster on his hands. The coach was a little surprised to have this… … New idioms dictionary
have somebody's blood on your hands — have sb s ˈblood on your hands idiom to be responsible for sb s death • a dictator with the blood of thousands on his hands Main entry: ↑bloodidiom … Useful english dictionary
have on (your) hands — have (someone/something) on (your) hands to be responsible for someone or something. If the president doesn t take an interest in the economy, he could well have an economic disaster on his hands. The coach was a little surprised to have this… … New idioms dictionary
have blood on hands — have blood on (your) hands to be responsible for someone s death. The leaders of this war have the blood of many thousands of people on their hands … New idioms dictionary
blood — [ blʌd ] noun uncount *** 1. ) the red liquid that flows around inside your body: Oxygen and other vital substances are all carried in the blood. His face was covered in blood. give/donate blood (=allow doctors to take blood from your body so… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
on your hands — used to say that you have something or are responsible for something With all that extra work on her hands she ll need all the help she can get. Once this project is over she should have some time on her hands. [=free time] see also blood on your … Useful english dictionary
blood */*/*/ — UK [blʌd] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the red liquid that flows around inside your body Oxygen and other vital substances are all carried in the blood. His face was covered in blood. give/donate blood (= allow doctors to take blood from your body… … English dictionary
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blood — blood1 W1S1 [blʌd] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: blod] 1.) the red liquid that your heart pumps around your body ▪ She lost a lot of blood in the accident. ▪ The dog bit her but didn t draw blood . ▪ I m going to give blood this afternoon. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
