press the flesh
Example Sentences
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Inside the church, as the crowd waits for Logan's casket to arrive, the Roys press the flesh.
From Salon • May 22, 2023
But when canvassers and the candidates themselves press the flesh in the Valley, they encounter an electorate whose leanings don’t always line up with common perceptions.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022
When he traveled abroad, however, he was usually eager to press the flesh and talk to the press.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2022
Then there are the people who flatter and press the flesh but aren’t as interested in the work as much as climbing the corporate ladder.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2022
With the thumb and fore-finger, press the flesh from the smooth bone.
From Miss Parloa's New Cook Book by Parloa, Maria
