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cross someone's palm with silver

cross someone's palm with silver is the alternative form of cross someone's palm.

Meaning of cross someone's palm

Verb

cross someone's palm (third-person singular simple present crosses someone's palm, present participle crossing someone's palm, simple past and past participle crossed someone's palm)

  1. (idiomatic) To pay for goods or 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.1910 October 12, “Pay to See Barney Statue: Hindu Butler Reaping a Harvest from Washington's Curious Folk”, in New York Times, retrieved 08 Apr 2009, page 1

Forms of cross someone's palm with silver

third-person singular presentcrosses someone's palm with silver
present participlecrossing someone's palm with silver
past participlecrossed someone's palm with silver
pastcrossed someone's palm with silver

Questions about cross someone's palm with silver

What is cross someone's palm with silver the alternative form of?
Cross someone's palm with silver is the alternative form of cross someone's palm.

Words near cross someone's palm with silver in the dictionary

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