I've tried to help them and they won't listen to me, so I'm 'washing my hands of' the whole mess.
She forgot to 'put the washing out'. [=to hang the laundry outside to dry]
She was in the kitchen 'doing the washing-up'. [='doing the dishes']
(..) the restructuring of management plan. l don't want this grotesque incident to interfere with that. l'll suggest Mr. Ruddy open with a short statement washing this whole thing off. You, Max, better have answers for those nuts that always come to the meetings. Mr. Beale has been under great (..)1976 Network