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press the flesh |
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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. See hit the panic button, press the right buttonpress the flesh to meet and talk with people He believes he should get out and press the flesh if his campaign is going to succeed. Etymology: based on the use of press the flesh to mean shake hands (to take someone's hand in yours as a greeting) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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