Vocabulary

What does 足を洗う (あしをあらう) mean?

足を洗う (あしをあらう) means to wash one’s hands of a shady life, to quit a bad trade (lit. to wash one’s feet).

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Readingあしをあらう
あしをあらう
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to wash one’s hands of a shady life, to quit a bad trade (lit. to wash one’s feet)

Example sentences

  • Anh ấy cắt đứt với đám bạn xấu và rửa tay gác kiếm khỏi thế giới ngầm.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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