on a handshake

Of an agreement, informally or unofficially, as opposed to officially, in writing, etc. They agreed to giving me a pay raise on a handshake, but six months later I have yet to see a dime of that. Investigating the shady deals has been difficult as many were done on a handshake, so there is very little in the way of a paper trail to follow.

on a handshake

If an agreement or contract is made on a handshake, it is agreed between people but not written down. Our business is all done on a handshake. The White Star line, it seems, went about its business in a curious way, with contracts agreed on a handshake.

词组	on a handshake
释义	on a handshake on a handshake Of an agreement, informally or unofficially, as opposed to officially, in writing, etc. They agreed to giving me a pay raise on a handshake, but six months later I have yet to see a dime of that. Investigating the shady deals has been difficult as many were done on a handshake, so there is very little in the way of a paper trail to follow. See also: handshake, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. on a handshake If an agreement or contract is made on a handshake, it is agreed between people but not written down. Our business is all done on a handshake. The White Star line, it seems, went about its business in a curious way, with contracts agreed on a handshake. See also: handshake, on Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: a wash (Someone or something) called, they want their (something) back! tomorrow a camp follower camp follower follower one rotten apple spoils the (whole) bunch bushel a rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bunch
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