glad hand
Example Sentences
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But for all the talk of South Carolina’s penchant for dirty tricks, the state also values the glad hand.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2024
But even as Mr. Xi has offered a glad hand to those and other world leaders in recent weeks, it has been only the cold shoulder for the United States.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023
He doesn’t swing at big checkbooks or institutions, certainly nothing solid enough to bruise the glad hand.
From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2015
They dither, horse trade, glad hand and posture.
From Forbes • Jul. 11, 2013
Where'd be the sense in them giving the glad hand to the guy who's got it in him to do them out of a nice soft job?
From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Vance, Louis Joseph
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
