B2 — Upper Intermediate🎨 Colors
Avere le mani rosse di sangue
To have blood on one's hands
Literal Translation
"To have red hands of blood"
What it means
To be responsible for someone's death or for a serious crime.
Example in context
"Quel politico ha le mani rosse di sangue."
"That politician has blood on his hands."
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