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  What it means

  Literally “to wash one’s hands.” To refuse to take responsibility for something or to distance oneself from an issue. “To wash one’s hands of it.”

  Vocabulary

  • myć / umywać — to wash

  Grammar note

  Accusative plural 'ręce'.

  Cultural context

  Biblical reference (Pontius Pilate).

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