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  What it means

  Literally “to dirty one’s own hands.” Means to get involved in something morally questionable or unpleasant — to compromise your integrity by doing something shady.

  Vocabulary

  • brudzić — to dirty / to soil
  • sobie — oneself / for oneself (dative reflexive)
  • ręce — hands (accusative plural)

  Grammar note

  'Sobie' is the dative reflexive pronoun indicating the action is done to/for oneself. 'Ręce' is the accusative plural of 'ręka'.

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