have an itchy palm

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• 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

• itchy — /ˈɪtʃi/ (say ichee) adjective (itchier, itchiest) 1. having an itching sensation. 2. of the nature of itching. 3. Singaporean and Malaysian English Colloquial forward; teasing; flirtatious. –phrase 4. an itchy palm, Colloquial a. a grasping… …  

• itchy — adjective 1 part of your body that is itchy has an unpleasant feeling that makes you want to rub it with your nails: My eyes sometimes get red and itchy in the summer. 2 clothes that are itchy make you have this feeling on your skin: These tights …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• palm — 1 noun (C) 1 the inside surface of your hand between the base of your fingers and your wrist: He held the pebble in the palm of his hand. 2 a palm tree 3 hold/have sb in the palm of your hand to have a strong influence on someone, so that they do …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• 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

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