Meaning of cross someone's palm with silver | Babel Free
Definitions
Forma verbal. Verb. [C2]
Examples
“As we drove off I was inclined to ask myself, a little bitterly — and perhaps unjustly — if it were not characteristic of the average London policeman to almost forget the most important part of his information, — at any rate to leave it to the last and only to bring it to the front on having his palm crossed with silver.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.