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John S. Nichols

Cats aren't clean, they're just covered with cat spit.

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spit up

[spit up] {v.} To vomit a little. * /The baby always spits up when he is burped./ * /Put a bib on the baby. I don't want him to spit […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

clean

[clean] See: [COME CLEAN], [KEEP ONE'S NOSE CLEAN], [MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF], [NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN], [TAKE TO ONE'S HEELS] also [SHOW A CLEAN PAIR OF HEELS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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

spit

[spit] or [piss into the wedding cake] {v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To spoil someone's pleasure or celebration by doing or saying something harsh or unseemly in an otherwise happy gathering; […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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