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
GabiGAH-bee (German)German, Romanian, Hungarian
Leonarda-Italian
RaimoRIE-moFinnish
Yan (2)-Chinese
LieselLEE-zelGerman
NathanaËLna-ta-na-ELFrench