From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishget your hands dirtyget your hands dirtya) informal to do hard or dirty physical work – usually used in questions or negative statements It’s not that the jobs aren’t there, it’s just that she doesn’t want to get her hands dirty. b) to get involved in the difficult, dishonest, or unpleasant side of something He never talked to the media or got his hands dirty in any way. → hand
