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pressed the flesh

pressed the flesh is the simple past and past participle of press the flesh.

Meaning of press the flesh

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To shake hands and socialize, especially in a political gathering.
    • Bill Clinton was in full campaign form Tuesday. Hours behind schedule, he stopped to press the flesh with everyone in sight.2008 January 23, “The Clintons Double-Team Obama”, in Time

Questions about pressed the flesh

What is pressed the flesh the simple past and past participle of?
Pressed the flesh is the simple past and past participle of press the flesh.

Words near pressed the flesh in the dictionary

  1. pressed on
  2. pressed one's luck
  3. pressed out
  4. pressed pause
  5. pressed rice
  6. pressed the flesh
  7. pressed the panic button
  8. pressedst
  9. presser
  10. presser beam
  11. presser beams

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