wash one's hands of

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for; to refuse to have any further involvement with.

Japanese Meaning

自分の責任や関与を放棄する、またはそれ以上関わらないと決める / 将来的な非難や責任を回避するために、関与を絶つ

It's easy to wash one's hands of a messy project once it becomes someone else's problem.

面倒なプロジェクトが他人の問題になってしまえば、責任を放棄するのは簡単だ。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame for; to refuse to have any further involvement with.

It was no affair of his; he had long ago washed his hands of the whole matter.

washes one's hands of

（ present singular third-person ）

washing one's hands of

（ participle present ）

washed one's hands of

（ participle past ）

washed one's hands of

（ past ）