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
Svitlana-Ukrainian
Hecuba-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Sawyl-Welsh
Apolena-Czech, Slovak
Summer['sʌmə]
Giotto-Italian