- cross someone's palm with silver
- often humorouspay someone for a favour or service, especially having one's fortune told.→ cross
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cross someone's palm with silver — cross someone’s palm with silver humorous phrase to give money to someone, especially so that they will tell your fortune (=say what will happen to you in the future) Thesaurus: to spend or to pay moneysynonym Main entry: cross * * * often … Useful english dictionary
cross someone's palm with silver — ► cross someone s palm with silver often humorous pay someone for a service, especially fortune telling. Main Entry: ↑cross … English terms dictionary
cross someone's palm with silver — humorous to give money to someone, especially so that they will tell your fortune (= say what will happen to you in the future) … English dictionary
cross someone's palm — verb To give money to a person, especially as a bribe or as an inducement to perform a service. For all who cross his palm with silver he condescends to lift the drapery that hides the reclining figure, and the larger the coin the longer the look … Wiktionary
cross — ► NOUN 1) a mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces (+ or x). 2) an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 3) a cross shaped decoration awarded for bravery or indicating rank in… … English terms dictionary
cross — I UK [krɒs] / US [krɔs] verb Word forms cross : present tense I/you/we/they cross he/she/it crosses present participle crossing past tense crossed past participle crossed *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to go from one side of something such as a … English dictionary
cross — /krɒs / (say kros) noun 1. a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to death. 2. a figure of the cross as a Christian emblem, badge, etc. 3. the cross as the symbol of… …
cross — noun 1》 a mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces (+ or ×). 2》 an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. ↘(the Cross) the cross on which Christ was crucified. 3》 a thing that … English new terms dictionary
cross — cross1 W2S2 [krɔs US kro:s] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go from one side to another)¦ 2¦(cross a line etc)¦ 3¦(two roads/lines etc)¦ 4¦(legs/arms/ankles)¦ 5 cross somebody s mind 6 cross somebody s face 7 cross your fingers 8¦(breed of plant/animal)¦ 9 somebody … Dictionary of contemporary English
cross — cross1 W2S2 [krɔs US kro:s] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go from one side to another)¦ 2¦(cross a line etc)¦ 3¦(two roads/lines etc)¦ 4¦(legs/arms/ankles)¦ 5 cross somebody s mind 6 cross somebody s face 7 cross your fingers 8¦(breed of plant/animal)¦ 9 somebody … Dictionary of contemporary English
