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1 palm
I noun(the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers: She held the mouse in the palm of her hand.) dlan- palm something off on someone- palm off on someone
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- palm off on II noun((also palm tree) a kind of tall tree, with broad, spreading leaves, which grows in hot countries: a coconut palm.) palma* * *I [pa:m]noundlan (tudi dolžinska mera); nautical lopata vesla, krilo sidra; zoology podplat sprednje noge (medveda, opice); jelenova lopata (lovska trofeja)II [pa:m]transitive verbskriti v dlani (karte, kocke itd.); podkupiti; oslepariti; božatito palm off — oslepariti, dati komu kaj ponarejenegato palm o.s. off as — izdajati se za drugegato palm on s.o. — podtakniti komu kajIII [pa:m]nounbotany palma; palmova vejica; figuratively palma zmage, zmaga -
2 itch
[i ] 1. noun(an irritating feeling in the skin that makes one want to scratch: He had an itch in the middle of his back and could not scratch it easily.) srbenje, srbečica2. verb1) (to have an itch: Some plants can cause the skin to itch.) srbeti2) (to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something): I was itching to slap the child.) srbeti•- itchy- itchiness* * *I [ič]nounpršica, srbečica; figuratively pohlep, hrepenenje ( for)II [ič]intransitive verbsrbeti; figuratively hlepeti, hrepeneti (for, after)
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have an itching palm — To be greedy for financial gain • • • Main Entry: ↑itch … Useful english dictionary
have an itching palm — be greedy, desire something (especially money) … English contemporary 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