Idiom
rub one's hands together
Meaning
To anticipate something eagerly.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He rubs his hands together while waiting for his dinner.”
“The investors rubbed their hands together as they watched the stock price climb higher.”
“Seeing the massive profits projected for the new quarter, the manager rubbed his hands together in anticipation of the upcoming board meeting.”
Examples
simple
“He rubs his hands together while waiting for his dinner.”
contextual
“The investors rubbed their hands together as they watched the stock price climb higher.”
complex
“Seeing the massive profits projected for the new quarter, the manager rubbed his hands together in anticipation of the upcoming board meeting.”
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