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Glad hand   /glæd hænd/   Listen
Glad hand

noun
1.
A warm welcome; may be insincere.





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"Glad hand" Quotes from Famous Books



... my dear," he replied. "Bertram is himself to-night. An' he is here, arisin' to his feet to give the glad hand to his old pal. Bill, old man, here's to you. It's how-de-do an' good-bye, I guess. You're a married man now, Bill, an' you got to keep regular hours. No more runnin' around with the boys. You gotta take care of ...
— The Valley of the Moon • Jack London
... like democracy in business. By this it must not be understood that the head of the concern is to see every pedler, or every life insurance agent. But if the business man is accessible, and greets you with a glad hand, and in the pleasant manner turns you over to the proper department head, you go away from the office satisfied, and you give this man a boost instead of ...
— Dollars and Sense • Col. Wm. C. Hunter
... any pictures, I'm buying—you. I have been keeping an eye on you for the last three or four months. You're just the guy I've been looking for. As far as I can make out, there ain't a dive or a roost in the Bad Lands where you don't get the glad hand—eh?" ...
— The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale • Frank L. Packard
... for Rockefeller and Carnegie and that lot have swiped all the soft jobs. But if you go over as Lord Dawlish you won't even get that. Lords are popular socially in America, but are not used to any great extent in the office. If you try to break in under your right name you'll get the glad hand and be asked to stay here and there and play a good deal of golf and dance quite a lot, but you won't get a job. A gentle smile will greet all your pleadings that you be allowed to come in ...
— Uneasy Money • P.G. Wodehouse
... who comes to a Community "the glad hand," displays true friendship to them and shows that we as a community care ...
— Games and Play for School Morale - A Course of Graded Games for School and Community Recreation • Various
... you, boys?" invited Lieutenant Ferrers, throwing the nearer door of the tonneau open. "I'll be tremendously obliged if you'll pilot me to the right place. Where do I ring the bell? Of course I've got to give some one here the glad hand before I can be shown to ...
— Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants - or, Handling Their First Real Commands • H. Irving Hancock


Words linked to "Glad hand" :   welcome


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