- press the flesh
- phrasal to greet and shake hands with people especially while campaigning for political office
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
press the flesh
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press the flesh — When people, especially politicians, press the flesh, they meet members of the public and shake their hands, usually when trying to get support … The small dictionary of idiomes
press the flesh — ► press (the) flesh informal, chiefly N. Amer. greet people by shaking hands. Main Entry: ↑press … English terms dictionary
press (the) flesh — ˌpress (the) ˈflesh f10 idiom (informal) (of a famous person or politician) to say hello to people by shaking hands Main entry: ↑pressidiom … Useful english dictionary
press 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… … Useful english dictionary
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 — 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
press the flesh — When people, especially politicians, press the flesh, they meet members of the public and shake their hands, usually when trying to get support. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
press 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 … Wiktionary
press (the) flesh informal, — press (the) flesh informal, chiefly N. Amer. greet people by shaking hands. → press … English new terms 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
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
