Instructions
Directions : In the following questions', four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase and bold italicised in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase as your answer. -
Question 171

Once the case reached the court, the police washed their hands off it.

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The correct answer is option -C

Wash hands off - When someone washed their hands off,they free themselves from that responsibility.You stop getting involved in it.

For ex- Sneha a talented employee of the company was having the habit of washing her hands off when something went wrong with the  projects or any important work.

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