Meaning of cross someone's palm | Babel Free

Definitions

To pay for goods or a service.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“"I'd go into a trance and see if I could locate my chum." "You don't have to do that," declared Arnold. "Just cross my palm with a piece of silver and I'll locate him for you."”

“After crossing his palm with a donation, I felt entitled at least to ask where he was from.”

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