press the flesh with sb

  • 1press the flesh — verb To shake hands and socialize, especially in a political gathering. Bill Clinton was in full campaign form Tuesday. Hours behind schedule, he stopped to press the flesh with everyone in sight …

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  • 2press the flesh — phrasal : to greet and shake hands with people especially while campaigning for political office * * * press the flesh informal phrase if a politician or other famous person presses the flesh, they meet and shake hands with a lot of people… …

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  • 3press the flesh — mainly American, humorous if politicians or famous people press the flesh, they shake hands with the public. Even after 12 hours on the campaign trail, he was still meeting his supporters and pressing the flesh …

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  • 4press (the) flesh — tv. to shake hands. (See also f lesh presser.) □ Hey, chum! Glad to press flesh with you! □ He wanted to press the flesh, but I refused even to touch him …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 5press the flesh — {v.}, {slang} To shake hands with total strangers by the hundreds, keeping an artificial smile all the way, in order to raise one s popularity during political elections. * /Incumbent Governor Maxwell was pressing the flesh all day long at six… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 6press the flesh — {v.}, {slang} To shake hands with total strangers by the hundreds, keeping an artificial smile all the way, in order to raise one s popularity during political elections. * /Incumbent Governor Maxwell was pressing the flesh all day long at six… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 7press\ the\ flesh — v slang To shake hands with total strangers by the hundreds, keeping an artificial smile all the way, in order to raise one s popularity during political elections. Incumbent Governor Maxwell was pressing the flesh all day long at six different… …

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  • 8press the flesh — informal if a politician or other famous person presses the flesh, they meet and shake hands with a lot of people because they want to appear friendly and popular …

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  • 9press the flesh — phrasal to greet and shake hands with people especially while campaigning for political office …

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  • 10press the flesh — visit a public place in order to mingle with citizens and shake their hands (especially by a political candidate); shake hands …

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