Miss
Shake hands
Shake hands verb - Take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation.
Both terms in one sentence
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Twice in The Great Dictator, the European dictator Hynkel tries to shake hands with Napaloni but his "Heil Hynkel" salute come in between and their hands miss each other several times◊ until they finally figure it out.
Source: Greeting Gesture Confusion -
Greeting Gesture Confusion: Twice, Hynkel tries to shake hands with Napaloni but his "Heil Hynkel" salute come in between and their hands miss each other several times◊ until they finally figure it out.
Source: Film / The Great Dictator
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