soil (one's) hands

To partake in especially underhanded, illicit, or illegal work or activities. The public can't be allowed to think that I, a senate hopeful, would ever soil my hands with a tax-evasion scheme such as that.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Andon	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Kleisthenes	-	Ancient Greek
Hartwin	HAHRT-veen (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Aylmer	['eimə]
Ronny	RAH-nee	English
Xenon	-	Ancient Greek