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press flesh

press flesh verb: to shake hands.

Verb

press flesh (third-person singular simple present presses flesh, present participle pressing flesh, simple past and past participle pressed flesh)

  1. (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 of press flesh

third-person singular presentpresses flesh
present participlepressing flesh
past participlepressed flesh
pastpressed flesh

Questions about press flesh

What does press flesh mean?
Press flesh means to shake hands.
What part of speech is press flesh?
Press flesh is a verb.
What is the past tense of press flesh?
The past tense of press flesh is pressed flesh.

Words near press flesh in the dictionary

  1. press corps
  2. press cutting
  3. press cuttings
  4. press down
  5. press F to pay respects
  6. press flesh
  7. press forward
  8. press gaggle
  9. press gaggles
  10. press gallery
  11. press home

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