- have an itching palm
- be greedy, desire something (especially money)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
have an itching palm
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have an itching palm — To be greedy for financial gain • • • Main Entry: ↑itch … Useful english dictionary
itching palm — {n.}, {slang} A wish for money; greed. * /He was born with an itching palm./ * /The bellboys in that hotel seem always to have itching palms./ … Dictionary of American idioms
itching palm — {n.}, {slang} A wish for money; greed. * /He was born with an itching palm./ * /The bellboys in that hotel seem always to have itching palms./ … Dictionary of American idioms
itching\ palm — noun slang A wish for money; greed. He was born with an itching palm. The bellboys in that hotel seem always to have itching palms … Словарь американских идиом
palm — palm1 [päm] n. [ME palme < OE palm < L palma: so named because its leaf somewhat resembles the palm of the hand] 1. any of an order (Arecales) of tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees and shrubs, having a woody, usually unbranched … English World dictionary
palm — I n. part of the hand 1) to read smb. s palm ( to tell smb. s fortune ) 2) (misc.) to have an itching palm ( to have a great desire for money, bribes ); to grease smb. s palm ( to bribe smb. ) II n. a potted; royal palm * * * [pɑːm] royal palm to … Combinatory dictionary
itching (or itchy) palm — Someone who has an itching palm is greedy for money, for example tips or commission (as if putting money in the palm of their hand would ease the itch). He s said to have an itching palm he does nothing without payment! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
palm — 1. an indication of bribery The hand of the recipient is upturned: You yourself Are much condemn d to have an itching palm. (Shakespeare, Julius Caesar) Whence to anoint a palm, to bribe, and many punning terms for bribery such as… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
itching palm, have an — Be greedy for money … A concise dictionary of English slang
itching — itchingly, adv. /ich ing/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by an irritating sensation of the skin. 2. of, pertaining to, or having a longing or desire to do or have something: An itching public anxiously awaits her announcement. 3.… … Universalium
