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Italian
Etymology
Literally, “to wash the hands of it”. Compare French se laver les mains.
Verb
lavàrsene le mani (pronominal, first-person singular present me ne làvo le mani, first-person singular past historic me ne lavài le mani, past participle lavàto le mani)
- (idiomatic, intransitive, or transitive with di) to wash one's hands (of)
2013, chapter 3, in F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, Il Grande Gatsby [The Great Gatsby], Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 85:«Non lo chieda a me», disse Occhi-di-Gufo lavandosene le mani dell'intera faccenda.- "Don't ask me," said Owl Eyes, washing his hands of the whole matter.
- (literally, “"Don't ask me," said Eyes-of-Owl, washing his hands of the entire matter.”)