How to Pronounce "wash your hands of"
expression
WAWSH yur HANDZ uhv
WOSH yaw HANDZ ov
Definition
To decide you will no longer be involved with or responsible for something or someone, often after disagreeing or giving up on a situation.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈwɑʃ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈhændz/, /ˈhænz/ /ˈəv
British English
wˈɒʃ/ /jˈɔː/ /hˈændz/ /ˈɒv
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WAWSH yur HANDZ uhv
UK
WOSH yaw HANDZ ov
Listen in Context
After the argument, he decided to wash his hands of the project.
The teacher washed her hands of the troublemakers in class.
I decided to wash my hands of the whole situation.
She tried to help, but in the end, she washed her hands of the family drama.