rub one's hands



rub one's hands

Experience or exhibit pleased anticipation or self-satisfaction, as in The owner rubbed his hands as the customer picked out item after item. This metaphoric term alludes to the actual rubbing together of one's hands to express pleasure.
See also: hand, rub

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zehra-Turkish
Esi-Western African, Akan
Reese-Welsh
SelahattİN-Turkish
ArvoAHR-voFinnish
IngibjÖRg-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic