have blood on one's hands

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

have blood on one's hands (third-person singular simple present has blood on one's hands, present participle having blood on one's hands, simple past and past participle had blood on one's hands)

1. (idiomatic, often sarcastic) To be responsible for a violent act.

Translations

be responsible for a violent act

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 負有血債／负有血债 (fùyǒu xuèzhài)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: bloed aan zijn handen hebben
• Finnish: olla verta käsissään
• French: avoir du sang sur les mains (fr)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: ha blod på hendene (no)

• Polish: mieć krew na rękach (pl)
• Portuguese: ter sangue nas mãos
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: ha blod på sina händer