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
Rumbidzai-Southern African, Shona
DidiDEE-deeGerman
AshleeASH-leeEnglish (Modern)
KuwatKOO-wahtIndonesian, Javanese
JosÉho-SE (Spanish), zhoo-ZE (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Liberatore-Italian