- not soil your hands
- to refuse to do something that you do not approve of
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not soil your hands
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not soil your hands — phrase to refuse to do something that you do not approve of Thesaurus: to not act, or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry: soil … Useful english dictionary
soil — soil1 W2 [sɔıl] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: piece of ground , from Latin solium seat ; influenced by Latin solum ground, soil ] 1.) [U and C] the top layer of the earth in which plants grow = ↑earth ▪ The soi … Dictionary of contemporary English
soil — 1 noun 1 (C, U) the top layer of the earth in which plants grow: an area of rich soil | The bush grows well in a sandy soil. see land 1 2 the soil literary farming as a job or way of life: They make their living from the soil. 3 on British… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
soil — soil1 [ sɔıl ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) the substance on the surface of the Earth in which plants grow: The dry rocky soil is suitable for planting vines. She scraped away some soil and grasped the top of the root. 2. ) the soil LITERARY… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
soil — I UK [sɔɪl] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms soil : singular soil plural soils *** 1) the substance on the surface of the Earth in which plants grow She scraped away some soil and grasped the top of the root. The dry rocky soil is… … English dictionary
soil one's hands — See: DIRTY ONE S HANDS … Dictionary of American idioms
soil one's hands — See: DIRTY ONE S HANDS … Dictionary of American idioms
dirty one's hands — or[soil one s hands] {v. phr.} To lower or hurt one s character or good name; do a bad or shameful thing. * /The teacher warned the children not to dirty their hands by cheating in the examination./ * /I would not soil my hands by going with bad… … Dictionary of American idioms
dirty one's hands — or[soil one s hands] {v. phr.} To lower or hurt one s character or good name; do a bad or shameful thing. * /The teacher warned the children not to dirty their hands by cheating in the examination./ * /I would not soil my hands by going with bad… … Dictionary of American idioms
Footvolley — ( pt. Futevôlei) is an international sport which combines field rules that are based on those of beach volleyball with ball touch rules taken from Soccer. Points are awarded if the ball hits the ground in the opponents court, if the opponents… … Wikipedia
