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
Verica	-	Serbian, Croatian
Zita (1)	DZEE-tah (Italian)	Italian, Portuguese, German, Czech, Slovak
Faiza	-	Arabic
Lionel	['laiənl]
DubhshlÁIne	-	Ancient Irish
Gintaras	-	Lithuanian