Question

in_the_loop_763 to put something out of one’s life or to stop claiming responsibility for something

Accepted Answer

WASH (ONE’S) HANDS OF (SOMETHING/SOMEONE) I’m tired of trying to help my brother find a job, and I won’t have anything further to do with him. I wash my hands of the whole business.They agreed to go into business with their friend, but later found that he treated them unfairly. They decided they wanted nothing more to do with him, so they washed their hands of him.

Id	in_the_loop_763
Idiom	WASH (ONE’S) HANDS OF (SOMETHING/SOMEONE)
Definition	to put something out of one’s life or to stop claiming responsibility for something
Examples	I’m tired of trying to help my brother find a job, and I won’t have anything further to do with him. I wash my hands of the whole business. They agreed to go into business with their friend, but later found that he treated them unfairly. They decided they wanted nothing more to do with him, so they washed their hands of him.

Hands Wash I Business Loop One’s Something/Someone Put