work the room



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work the room

To interact with many people at an event or function. Often, but not always, applied to business situations. At networking events, Ben totally works the room, with the goal of meeting as many people as he possibly can. At parties, my dad always works the room and chats with everyone, but I'm too shy for that.
See also: room, work

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ElsaEL-sə (English), EL-zah (German), EL-sah (Finnish)English, German, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Italian
Anstis['ænstis]
Justine[dʒə'sti:n]
DaneDAYNEnglish
Liviu-Romanian
Alexisah-LEK-sis (German), al-ek-SEE (French), ə-LEK-sis (English)German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek