brudzić sobie ręce
Polish
Alternative forms
- plamić sobie ręce
Etymology
Literally, “to dirty one's hands”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbru.d͡ʑit͡ɕ ˈsɔ.bjɛ ˈrɛn.t͡sɛ/
- Syllabification: bru‧dzić so‧bie rę‧ce
Verb
brudzić sobie ręce impf (perfective ubrudzić sobie ręce)
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to get one's hands dirty (to get involved with the unpleasant parts of a task, such as manual labour or unethical activities)
Conjugation
Further reading
- ktoś brudzi sobie ręce in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- brudzić sobie ręce in Polish dictionaries at PWN