get one's hands dirty
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English
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Verb
1.2.1
Related terms
1.2.2
Translations
1.2.3
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English
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Verb
get
one's
hands
dirty
(
idiomatic
)
To get involved with the
unpleasant
parts, or the lowest levels, of a task.
Related terms
dirty-handed
Translations
Translations
Finnish:
liata kätensä
French:
se salir les mains
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German:
sich die Hände schmutzig machen
,
sich die Finger schmutzig machen
(de)
Spanish:
ensuciarse las manos
,
no caérsele los anillos
See also
dirty work
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