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clean hands, have
clean hands, have
Be innocent or guiltless, as in John's got clean hands; he had nothing to do with it. It is sometimes worded as one's hands are clean, meaning "one has done nothing wrong," as in Don't look at me-my hands are clean. This metaphor for freedom from wrongdoing dates back to at least 1600.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Ewart | | YOO-ərt | English |
Childers | | ['tʃildəz] | |
Veer | | VI:R | Dutch, Limburgish |
Pranvera | | prahn-VER-ah | Albanian |
Wren | | REN | English (Rare) |
Apphia | | AF-ee-ə (English), AP-fee-ə (English) | Biblical |