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having blood on one's hands

having blood on one's hands is the present participle and gerund 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 having blood on one's hands

What is having blood on one's hands the present participle and gerund of?
Having blood on one's hands is the present participle and gerund of have blood on one's hands.

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

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

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