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
Etta	ET-ə	English
Brunilda	broo-NEEL-dah (Spanish)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Stafford	['stæfəd]
Adir	-	Hebrew
Blanton	['blæntən]
Alfons	AHL-fawns (German, Dutch, Polish)	German, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Germanic