Idiom
press the flesh
Meaning
To shake hands and socialize, especially in a political gathering.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The candidate went out to press the flesh with local voters.”
“During the campaign, the senator spent every afternoon in the town square to press the flesh.”
“After the formal speech concluded, the politician descended from the stage to press the flesh and charm the influential donors in attendance.”
Examples
simple
“The candidate went out to press the flesh with local voters.”
contextual
“During the campaign, the senator spent every afternoon in the town square to press the flesh.”
complex
“After the formal speech concluded, the politician descended from the stage to press the flesh and charm the influential donors in attendance.”
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