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press
verb- to pursue criminal charges US
- The Korean lady and her kid moved back out of the country so they couldn’t press me. — Menace II Society, 1993
- to dress up US
- — Stewart L. Tubbs and Sylvia Moss, Human Communication, p. 122, 1974
▶ press the blocks
to idle on a street corner BAHAMAS- — John A. Holm, Dictionary of Bahamian English, p. 161, 1982
▶ press the bricks
to walk US- — Vincent J. Monteleone, Criminal Slang, p. 182, 1949
▶ press the flesh
to shake hands, especially in a political context US, 1926- [Arnold] Schwarzenegger gets out of his limo with practised ease and spends 20 minutes pressing the flesh, doing photographs and signing autographs. — New Statesman, 4 August 2003
▶ press the meat; press the sausage
while gambling, to continue betting your winnings after several consecutive wins US- — Victor H. Royer, Casino Gamble Talk, p. 89, 2003
▶ press the sheets
to sleep in a bed US- — Complete CB Slang Dictionary, p. 76, 1976
- — Peter Chippindale, The British CB Book, p. 158, 1981
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