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
Lelio-Italian
Ankit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
BraedenBRAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
Brock[brɔk]
AllaAHL-lahRussian, Ukrainian
Evangeliya-Bulgarian