- flesh-pressing
- noun Date: 1969 the act of greeting and shaking hands with people especially while campaigning for political office
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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flesh-pressing — fleshˈ pressing see ↑press flesh under ↑press1 • • • Main Entry: ↑flesh … Useful english dictionary
flesh-pressing — /ˈflɛʃ prɛsɪŋ/ (say flesh presing) noun the activity of meeting the public, particularly shaking hands with people, as carried out by politicians campaigning for election, film stars, etc …
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flesh — fleshless, adj. /flesh/, n. 1. the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat. 2. muscular and fatty tissue. 3. this substance or tissue in animals, viewed as an article of food, usually excluding fish and… … Universalium
press flesh — verb see press VIII * * * press flesh see under ↑press1 • • • Main Entry: ↑flesh press flesh (or the flesh) (orig US; of politicians, etc) To go about shaking hands with people, esp potential supporters (fleshˈ pressing noun) … Useful english dictionary
the flesh — press flesh (or the flesh) (orig US; of politicians, etc) To go about shaking hands with people, esp potential supporters (fleshˈ pressing noun) • • • Main Entry: ↑press … Useful english dictionary
‘pressing the flesh’ — ➡ elections * * * … Universalium
For God Your Soul... For Me Your Flesh — Infobox Album Name = For God Your Soul... For Me Your Flesh Type = Studio album Artist = Pungent Stench Released = 1990 Recorded = Genre = Death metal Length = 76:11 Label = Nuclear Blast Producer = Reviews = Allmusic Rating|2|5… … Wikipedia
press 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 … New idioms dictionary
press 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
