glad hand
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Soccer guided Infantino around the Zurich Hallenstadion to glad hand with delegations from FIFA’s then-207 member associations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
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
I was afraid she'd regard me as an interloper in the family abode, but she gave me the glad hand in great shape.
From Miss Pat at School by Pemberton Ginther
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