- keep hands clean
- keep (your) hands clean
to avoid becoming involved in any activities which are bad or illegal.
Politicians can leave the lies and smear campaigns to journalists and keep their own hands clean.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
keep hands clean
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keep your hands clean — keep (your) hands clean to avoid becoming involved in any activities which are bad or illegal. Politicians can leave the lies and smear campaigns to journalists and keep their own hands clean … New idioms dictionary
keep (your )hands clean — See at: at the hands of … New idioms dictionary
keep one's hands clean — ► keep one s hands clean remain uninvolved in an immoral or illegal act. Main Entry: ↑clean … English terms dictionary
keep one's hands clean — remain uninvolved in an immoral or illegal act. → clean … English new terms dictionary
keep one's hands clean — avoid becoming involved in something complicated or illegal … English contemporary dictionary
keep one's hands clean — not involve oneself in an immoral act … Useful english dictionary
clean — ► ADJECTIVE 1) free from dirt, pollutants, or harmful substances. 2) morally pure: clean living. 3) not obscene. 4) attentive to personal hygiene. 5) showing or having no record of offences or crimes: a clean driving licence. 6) played or done… … English terms dictionary
clean — clean1 W2 [kli:n] adj comparative cleaner superlative cleanest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not dirty)¦ 2¦(people/animals)¦ 3¦(environment)¦ 4¦(fair or legal)¦ 5¦(not offensive)¦ 6 come clean 7 make a clean breast of it … Dictionary of contemporary English
clean — I UK [kliːn] / US [klɪn] adjective Word forms clean : adjective clean comparative cleaner superlative cleanest *** 1) not dirty Go and put on a clean shirt. nice clean towels clean and tidy: I like to keep the place clean and tidy. spotlessly… … English dictionary
clean — 1 /kli:n/ adjective 1 WITHOUT DIRT without any dirt or marks: Are your hands clean? | a clean towel | sweep/scrub etc sth clean: Wipe that sink clean when you re done. | clean and tidy/neat: Try to keep your room clean and tidy. | spotlessly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
