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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 button

See also: flesh, press

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But the power struggle at the heart of the FA could not have come at a worse time, just a week before David Beckham flies out to Cape Town to press the flesh on behalf of the ailing 2018 bid. GOING.. Bid to oust FA supremo Triesman: FA FEUD LEADING TO BID ... by The Mirror (London, England) ANOTHER week and yet another delegation from Liverpool hot-foots it to Shanghai to press the flesh with potential investors. Trading gossip; IN ASSOCIATION WITH Rensburg Sheppards by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Working a booth allows a company to press the flesh and promote with a passion that simply can't be found in traditional advertising. A Sign of Maturing ? Trade Shows Sans Booth Babes by Big Oak, Inc. / Business community			prescribe for presence present present company excepted present to preserve preserve against preserve for preserve from preside preside at preside over press press against press charges press down on press flesh press for press forward press into press into service press luck press on press onto press out of press the flesh press the right button press together pressed for money pressed for time pressure pressure into presume presume on pretend pretend that black is white pretend to pretty pretty as a picture Pretty is as pretty does pretty much pretty oneself up pretty pickle Pretty please? pretty state of affairs prevail prevail against prevail on prevent from doing prevention Prevention is better than cure			Press relations Press relations press release press release press release press release press release Press Release Distribution Press Release Network Press Release News Network Press releases Press releases Press releases Press releases press report press reporter Press revise press run Press Scrutiny and Registration Division press secretary Press Service Photo Agency Press Services of India press slide press someone to the wall Press Space to Win Press statement Press statement press stud press studs press teletype network press the flesh press the panic button press the panic button press the panic button press the right button Press Through Packaging Press to Talk press to the wall press together press together Press Trust of India Press Trust of India Ltd PTI Press up Press up Press up Press up press upon press upon press upon Press work Press Your Luck Press, Frank press, freedom of the press, freedom of the press, freedom of the Press, Irina Press, Irina Natanovna Press, Radio, and Television Press, Tamara Press, Tamara Natanovna Press, The

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