be rubbing your hands with glee

be rubbing (one's) hands (with glee)

To be very enthusiastic or happy about something, typically another's misfortune. The CEO was practically rubbing his hands with glee when he heard that our rival company had gone bankrupt.
See also: hand, rubbing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

be rubbing your hands with glee

If someone is rubbing their hands with glee, they are very pleased about something, often something that is bad for someone else. Already the newspapers were rubbing their hands with glee and calling the place "Dr. Terry's House of Horrors". The party leaders are rubbing their hands with glee at Mr Galloway's troubles.
See also: glee, hand, rubbing
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
See also:
  • be rubbing (one's) hands (with glee)
  • be rubbing your hands
  • catch a tiger by the tail
  • the blame for (something)
  • blame for
  • blame for (something)
  • blamed
  • a lightning rod for something
  • crush it
  • conspire with (someone) against (something or someone)