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2021.03.02 15:08

Idiom of the Day

“Wash your hands” (of something/someone)

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you say you are going to “wash your hands” of a bad situation, you are basically saying you are no longer going to care anymore about the situation. The situation or person is like dirt to you, and you are removing your feelings like you would wash your hands. This symbolic gesture comes from Pontus Pilate washing his hands during the crucifixion of Jesus - so this is a very old idiom reference!
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  • bachikkan 2021.03.02 15:11

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    Your post is so informative.
  • Umar Farooq 2021.03.02 15:13

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    Very clear and useful sir!
  • Umar Farooq 2021.03.02 15:13

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    Thank you for this wonderful help !
  • Umar Farooq 2021.03.02 15:13

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    👍
  • Natália 2021.03.02 15:16

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    In portuguese we use the same expression
  • Life 2021.03.02 15:19

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    We also have this Idiom in our culture.
  • ilham sanfour 2021.03.02 15:20

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    I really have to wash my hand,from bad feeling.
  • Dina 2021.03.02 16:20

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    We have this idiom too
  • Юлия 2021.03.02 16:42

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    The Russian language also has such an idiom.
  • Roz 2021.03.02 17:00

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    we use the exact same idiom in Kurdish and Persian. It comes from the same root/story I think. also comments are pretty interesting
  • Leslie 2021.03.02 18:20

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    So it's correct to say,"that's it, I'm gonna wash my hands, I can't deal with this situation anymore"?
  • Scott Cecil Allen 2021.03.02 19:00

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    @Roz Very close. You would say, “I’m going to wash my hands _of this._ I can’t deal with the situation anymore.
  • Roz 2021.03.03 19:30

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    @Scott Cecil Allen Thanks for the good point. To be honest I'm not really sure about Persian but in Kurdish when we say someone has washed her/his hand of her/him-self [life] we mean that they don't care about their life; they don't eat healthy and they are not happy... . Also when we say someone has washed his/her hand of someone else we mean that he/she isn't in touch with that person and doesn't want to contact them anymore. My mom use this idiom in Kurdish a lot 😄 however I have rarely heard it in Persian but I believe it still exist there too.
  • Emad 2021.03.05 11:35

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    @Puppetric good! Keep practicing
  • Emad 2021.03.05 11:36

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    @Goal0321 good Keep practicing the r sound
  • Emad 2021.03.05 11:37

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    @Kem Mariam very good!
  • Emad 2021.03.05 11:38

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    @Janet very good
  • Emad 2021.03.05 11:39

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    @Dudu very good!
  • Emad 2021.03.05 11:41

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    @abier good!
  • Emad 2021.03.05 11:41

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    @Marwa very good!
  • Emad 2021.03.05 11:42

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    @Hadeer Samir very good!
  • Emad 2021.03.05 11:43

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    @Morton good!
  • Emad 2021.03.05 11:44

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    @ilham sanfour good!
  • Emad 2021.03.05 11:44

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    @Rokaya رُقـيّـة great!!
  • Marwa 2021.03.05 11:50

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    @Emad thank u Emad!
  • Rokaya رُقـيّـة 2021.03.05 12:39

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    @Emad thnx
  • ilham sanfour 2021.03.05 21:25

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    @Emad thanks

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