have blood on your hands
have (someone's) blood on (one's) hands
To be the cause of someone's death; to bear the guilt or responsibility of someone's death or injury. You may have walked away from your drunk driving accident unscathed, but you have that poor boy's blood on your hands. The police now have blood on their hands after their crackdown on protesters turned violent.
See also: blood, hand, have, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
have blood on your hands
orhave someone's blood on your hands
If someone has blood on their hands or has someone's blood on their hands, they are responsible for the death of a person or people. The crowd that gathered outside his residence claimed he had blood on his hands. I want him to know he has my son's blood on his hands.
See also: blood, hand, have, on
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
have blood on your hands
be responsible for the death of someone.See also: blood, hand, have, on
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
have (somebody’s) ˈblood on your hands
be responsible for somebody’s death: He’s a tyrant with the blood of millions of innocent people on his hands.See also: blood, hand, have, on
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- have blood on hands
- have (someone's) blood on (one's) hands
- have (someone's) blood on (one's) head
- like death warmed over
- deal a death blow
- between life and death
- from the dead
- dance with death
- sign (someone's) death warrant
- sign someone's death warrant