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Chainsaw Consultant

An outside expert brought in to reduce the employee head count, leaving the top brass with clean hands.

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clean hands

[clean hands] {n. phr.}, {slang} Freedom from guilt or dishonesty; innocence. * /John grew up in a bad neighborhood, but he grew up with clean hands./ * /There was much […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

head

[head] See: [ACID HEAD], [BEAT INTO ONE'S HEAD], [BEAT ONE'S HEAD AGAINST A WALL], [BIG HEAD], [COUNT HEADS], [EYES IN THE BACK OF ONE'S HEAD], [FROM HEAD TO FOOT], [GET […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Sheila Tobias

U.S. writer, science consultant Growing up white and male in this society is like swimming in a salt lake--no matter how rotten you are, it's impossible to sink to the […] www.english-slang.com

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[clean up] {v. phr.} 1. To wash and make oneself presentable. * /After quitting for the day in the garage, Tim decided to clean up and put on a clean […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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