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eat from the palm of someone's hand en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of eat out of the palm of someone's hand.
    • Naptea and Lenny believed they had Ras Michael under their control and eating from the palm of their hands. 2011, Junior Mendez, Children of Scarface II: Am I My Brother's Keeper?, page 253:
    • With some skill, any woman can make a man eat from the palm of her hand. 2012, Maggie Robinson, Lord Gray's List, page 95:
    • He'd decided at the last minute to put the man to work, and as a result, Harrison had stolen the show. The audience was eating from the palm of his hand, and he knew it. 2005, Lisa Cach, Naomi Neale, Jennifer Ashley, Christmas Cards from the Edge, page 353:

Forms

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eats from the palm of someone's hand Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
eaten from the palm of someone's hand Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
eating from the palm of someone's hand Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ate from the palm of someone's hand Tense=Past lexicographic