Robert Heinlein

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of--but do it in private, and wash your hands afterwards.

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wash one's hands of

[wash one's hands of] {v. phr.} To withdraw from or refuse to be responsible for. * /We washed our hands of politics long ago./ * /The school washed its hands […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hand

[hand] See: [AT HAND], [BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH], [BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE], [CLEAN HANDS], [DIRTY ONE'S HANDS], [EAT OUT OF ONE'S HAND], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

умывать руки

[умывать руки] {v. phr.} {literary} [umy`vat' `ruki] {literally} to wash one's hands. To divest oneself of any further connection with or responsibility for smt.; to abandon the matter entirely. To […] Using "A book of Russian idioms illustrated" by M. Dubrovin, illustrated by V.Tilman

private eye

[private eye] {n.}, {colloquial} A private investigator; a detective. * /Buddy Ebsen played a private eye on "Bamaby Jones."/ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[перекладывать с больной головы на здоровую] {v. phr.} [pere`kladyivat' s bol'`noj […]

Anne Gibbons

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kick out

[kick out] or [boot out] {v.}, {informal} To make (someone) go or leave; get rid of; dismiss. * /The boys made so much noise […]

Smokey Bear

[Smokey Bear] or [Smokey-the-Bear] or [the Smokies] {n.}, {slang}, {citizen's band radio jargon} A policeman; a patrol car; […]