跳到黄河洗不清tiào dào Huáng hé xǐ bù qīngbe unable to cleanse oneself even if one plunges into the Yellow River—find it hard to clear oneself (of a charge)
❍ 蛇咬一口，入骨三分，贼咬一口，跳下黄河洗不清…… (陈登科《活人塘》10) You may recover from a snake bite,but when you’re ‘bitten’ by scum like that,all the water in the Yellow River won’t wash you clean.
❍ 涛他娘插了一嘴，说： “跳到黄河里也洗不清。”(梁斌《红旗谱》141)“They couldn’t wash themselves clean,not if they jumped into the Yellow River，”continued Mrs Yan. 跳到黄河洗不清tiao dao huang he xi bu qingbe unable to cleanse oneself even if one plunges into the Yellow River—find it hard to clear oneself (of a charge) |