shook hands
Sealed the deal
Shook hands is the past tense of shake hands—to grasp another person's hand briefly as a greeting, farewell, or sign of agreement.
The gesture traditionally signals goodwill, respect, or the sealing of a deal: They shook hands and parted ways.
We shook hands on the contract.
- helloCommon spoken greeting
- nice to meet youPolite introduction phrase
- claspedHeld firmly together
- firm gripSecure manual hold
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
first impression · greeting · trust · diplomacy · world leaders · meeting · reconciliation · made peace · grip · unity · job interview · partnership · embrace · agreement · gentleman's agreement · salutation · cross-cultural exchange · peace
shook handsignored
Purposely not noticed
turned away · snubbed · blanked · waved · nodded
shook handsparted ways
Ceased association mutually
sued · reneged · backed out · betrayed
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