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
Berhta-Ancient Germanic
Jathibiyya-Arabic
Khurshid-Persian, Urdu, Persian Mythology
Ghoncheh-Persian
DanaË-Greek Mythology
Godofredogo-dho-FRE-do (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese