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clean hands Can be used literally for hands that are clean, or figuratively to mean being innocent or not responsible for wrongdoing.
FR: Après cette affaire, il veut montrer qu’il a les mains propres.
EN: After this affair, he wants to show that he has clean hands.

Tu dois toujours garder les mains propres.

You must always keep your hands clean.

Mon père a les mains propres, il n'a jamais tué personne!

My father has clean hands; he’s never killed anyone!

— Le repentir (1987)

Tu dois garder les mains propres.

You must keep your hands clean.

La femme médecin a toujours les mains propres, une blouse blanche.

The female doctor always has clean hands and wears a white coat.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Garde les mains propres.

Keep your hands clean.

Vous devez toujours garder les mains propres.

You must always keep your hands clean.

Nous devons garder les mains propres.

We must keep our hands clean.

Gardez les mains propres.

Keep your hands clean.