press flesh en · VERB
Meanings
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(colloquial) To shake hands.
[…] the newspapers and news programs are full of stories how the mayor rolled out the red carpet, the aldermen pressed flesh, the governor offered a proclamation and union representatives grinned ear to ear.
2004, Christopher Desloge Sr., The Tenant's Guerilla^([sic]) Guide to Office Leasing, page 74:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pressing flesh | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pressed flesh | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pressed flesh | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| presses flesh | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |