Meaning of get one's hands dirty | Babel Free

Definitions

To get involved with the unpleasant parts of a task, such as manual labor or unethical activities.

idiomatic

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Examples

“If you expect to seal up every possible source of draftiness, you'll have to get your hands dirty — there will be some kneeling and crawling involved.”

“He doesn't get his hands dirty — that's what the henchmen and the plausible deniability are for.”

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