“I wash my hands (of this)/I've got nothing to do with this"
How to do it: the hands are briskly rubbed together and then held in front of the body as if to show they are clean.
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"I'm watching you"
How to do it: the index and middle fingers are first pointed at the eyes, then the index finger pointed at the person being addressed.
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"Get off the phone/stop wittering"
How to do it: the index and middle fingers imitate the movement of a pair of scissors.
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"I swear, you have my word"
How to do it: thumb inside a clenched fist, the hand is raised to the mouth and the thumb kissed before throwing the hand forward and flicking the thumb up.
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