Father went to the front door to give Uncle Fred the glad hand when he arrived.
The politician went down the street on election day giving everyone the glad hand.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
glad´hand´er — glad hand «GLAD HAND», noun, verb. Informal. –n. a friendly or cheerful greeting; readiness to shake hands: »… moved about with a big smile and glad hand (Time). –v.t. to greet in a cheerful and friendly manner: »The Foreign Office … now sends a… … Useful english dictionary
glad hand — glad′ hand n. inf a hearty welcome or enthusiastic reception, esp. one that is effusive or hypocritical • Etymology: 1890–95 glad′ hand , v.t. v.i. glad′ hand er, n … From formal English to slang
glad hand — ☆ glad hand n. Informal a cordial welcome, esp. one that is effusive or overly demonstrative glad hand vt., vi. glad hander n … English World dictionary
glad hand — (n.) 1895, in verbal phrase to give the glad hand extend a welcome. As a verb, attested from 1903 (also gladhand). Often used cynically … Etymology dictionary
glad-hand — glad hander, n. /glad hand /, Informal. v.t. 1. to greet warmly. 2. to greet in an insincerely effusive manner. v.i. 3. to greet others with enthusiasm, esp. feigned enthusiasm: The candidate spent weeks glad handing around the state. [1900 05] * … Universalium
glad-hand — v [I and T] to talk to or welcome people in a very friendly way, especially when this is not sincere ▪ He moved among the guests, glad handing well wishers … Dictionary of contemporary English
glad-hand — verb intransitive or transitive to shake hands with a lot of people at a public event … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
glad-hand — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: glad hand transitive verb : to extend a glad hand to political candidates glad handing everyone they met intransitive verb : to extend a glad hand … Useful english dictionary
glad hand — noun a warm welcome; may be insincere • Hypernyms: ↑welcome * * * noun Etymology: glad (I) + hand 1. : a warm friendly handshake moving among his patrons with a welcoming smile and a glad hand Edwin Corle … Useful english dictionary
glad hand — {n.}, {informal} A friendly handshake; a warm greeting. * /Father went to the front door to give Uncle Fred the glad hand when he arrived./ * /The politician went down the street on election day giving everyone the glad hand./ … Dictionary of American idioms
glad hand — {n.}, {informal} A friendly handshake; a warm greeting. * /Father went to the front door to give Uncle Fred the glad hand when he arrived./ * /The politician went down the street on election day giving everyone the glad hand./ … Dictionary of American idioms
