keep hands clean

keep your hands clean

also have clean hands

to avoid becoming involved in something, esp. immoral or illegal I do not see how anyone working with such corrupt and greedy people could have clean hands.

Opposite of: get your hands dirty

keep your hands clean

to avoid becoming involved in any activities which are bad or illegal Politicians can leave the lies and smear campaigns to journalists and keep their own hands clean.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Amos	AY-məs (English)	English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Chausiku	-	Eastern African, Swahili
Gero	GE-ro (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Zinovia	-	Greek
Themistoklis	-	Greek
Mcknight	[mək'nait]