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had blood on one's hands

had blood on one's hands is the simple past and past participle of have blood on one's hands.

Meaning of have blood on one's hands

Verb

have blood on one's hands (third-person singular simple present has blood on one's hands, present participle having blood on one's hands, simple past and past participle had blood on one's hands)

  1. (idiomatic, often, sarcastic) To be responsible for a violent act.

Questions about had blood on one's hands

What is had blood on one's hands the simple past and past participle of?
Had blood on one's hands is the simple past and past participle of have blood on one's hands.

Words near had blood on one's hands in the dictionary

  1. had bats in one's belfry
  2. had been around
  3. had been around the block
  4. had best
  5. had better
  6. had blood on one's hands
  7. had butterflies in one's stomach
  8. had designs on
  9. had done with
  10. had down
  11. had down as

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