shake hand



shake somebody's hand

to greet someone by taking their hand in your own and moving it up and down a little The Texas coach shook my dad's hand and said he had wanted to meet him for a long time.
Usage notes: sometimes used as a way to express pleasure at someone's success and often said but not actually done: Admiral, we shake your hand for a job well done.
See also: hand, shake

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MarttaMAHRT-tahFinnish
Yissakhar-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
HilleviHIL-le-vee (Swedish), HEEL-le-vee (Finnish)Swedish, Finnish
Dobroslava-Czech
YuriyYOO-ree (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian
Gwalchmei-Welsh Mythology