washes one's hands of
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as in denies
to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility
After things got out of control, he tried to simply wash his hands of the whole debacle.
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“Washes one's hands of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/washes%20one%27s%20hands%20of. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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