足を洗う の意味 | Babel Free

定義

1. go straight, quit a shady business, wash one's hands of some work or lifestyle which is less than respectable
   idiomatic
2. quit a business (regardless of its respectability)
   idiomatic, neologism

例文

“その後、妻は子どもを産んでギャンブルから足を洗ったが、夫の競艇好きは直らず。”

After that, the wife quitted gambling after childbearing, but the husband didn't break himself of enthusiasm for boat race.

“あなたもIT業界から足を洗おうと思ったことがあるのであれば、筆者の理由に心当たりがあるはずだ。”

If you have thought to quit a tech industry ever, you should have some knowledge of my quitting reason.

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