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crossed someone's palm

crossed someone's palm is the simple past and past participle 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

Questions about crossed someone's palm

What is crossed someone's palm the simple past and past participle of?
Crossed someone's palm is the simple past and past participle of cross someone's palm.

Words near crossed someone's palm in the dictionary

  1. crossed one's legs
  2. crossed out
  3. crossed over
  4. crossed paths
  5. crossed someone's mind
  6. crossed someone's palm
  7. crossed someone's path
  8. crossed someone's T
  9. crossed swords
  10. crossed that bridge when one came to it
  11. crossed the aisle

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