Vocabulary
手を染める
てをそめる
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
expression
verb
Example sentences
清廉潔白（せいれんけっぱく）できこえた彼（かれ）が、汚職（おしょく）なんかに手（て）を染（そ）めるわけない。
He has a reputation as being straight as an arrow. He'd never get involved in corruption.
そのプロジェクトの責任者（せきにんしゃ）であったジェイソンが、汚職（おしょく）に手（て）を染（そ）めた理由（りゆう）で解任（かいにん）された。
Jason, who was in charge of the project, was dismissed for corruption.