press the flesh

Idioms  

1. Shake hands and mingle with people, especially when running for public office. For example, The candidate went through the crowd, pressing the flesh. [1920s]

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press the flesh

Inside the church, as the crowd waits for Logan's casket to arrive, the Roys press the flesh.

From Salon ● May 22, 2023

Then there are the people who flatter and press the flesh but aren’t as interested in the work as much as climbing the corporate ladder.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2022

But as vaccination rates go up and social distancing restrictions fall, we’re starting to press the flesh again.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2021

By genetic luck, the pretend heir to the British throne just had to turn up and press the flesh to collect a paycheck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2018

With the thumb and fore-finger, press the flesh from the smooth bone.

From Miss Parloa's New Cook Book by Maria Parloa

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