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handshake adjectives a firm handshake (= holding and shaking someone's hand firmly ) • Stan greeted me with a firm handshake. a hearty handshake (= friendly and firm ) • The wedding guests exchanged jokes and hearty handshakes. a limp handshake (= weak – used to show disapproval ) • I don't trust a man with a limp handshake. verbs greet somebody with a handshake • He greeted all of his guests with a handshake and a glass of wine. give somebody a handshake • She introduced herself and gave Annie a handshake. exchange handshakes • The teams exchanged handshakes at the end of the game.
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see GOLDEN HANDSHAKE.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun ADJ. firm, hearty | limp She wasn't impressed by his limp handshake. VERB + HANDSHAKE have He had a firm handshake. | give sb Fawcett gave me a hearty handshake. PREP. with a ~ They sealed the agreement with a handshake. | ~ from a handshake from the chairman
Oxford Collocations Dictionary