shake on it
Clasp to confirm
To shake on it is to seal an agreement with a handshake.
The gesture confirms that both parties accept the terms and consider the matter settled: Let's shake on it.
Though rarely legally binding, shaking on something carries social weight—breaking such an agreement feels like a betrayal of trust.
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- fist bumpKnuckle-to-knuckle greeting
- promiseCommitment to act
- agreementShared position between parties
gentleman's agreement · binding agreement · commitment · deal · consent · contract · treaty · word of honor · sworn oath · covenant · settlement · pledge · clasp · accord · bargain · nod · blood oath · tradition
- apologiessorry, forgive me, my mistake, mea culpa, sincere apology
- compromisecompromise, middle ground, meet halfway, give and take, give-and-take
- greetingshi, hello, hey, hola, aloha
- finalizationfinalize, conclude, close, clinch, seal
shake on itsign on the dotted line
Formally commit to agreement
notarize · legal documentation · binding contract · formal agreement · written agreement
shake on itwalk away
Depart from something
no deal · back out · renege · break it off · decline
shake, shakes, shook, shaken, shaking, shaker, shakers, shaky, shakily