Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in italics.

It was such a messy affair, but rashly somehow managed to wash his hands of the entire affair.

  1. Distributed the responsibility

  2. Disclaimed the responsibility

  3. Accepted the responsibility

  4. Twisted the facts

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B Correct answer
Explanation

To wash one's hands of something means to disclaim responsibility or involvement in it.

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