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词汇 palm
释义
palm
Theme: DECEPTION
tr. to conceal something in the hand as in a theft or the performance of a magic trick; to receive and conceal a tip or a bribe.
The kid palmed the candy bar and walked right out of the store.The waiter palmed the twentydollar bill and led us to a table.
palm
noun napalm. Vietnam war usage US, 1991
idiompalm have sb eating out of (the palm of) your handcross sb's palm (with silver) BrEBrEto give someone money, especially so that they will tell you something or do something for you:If you cross her palm with silver, she'll bring the drinks up to your room for you.grease sb's palmto give someone money in a secret or dishonest way in order to persuade them to do something:It was McCloy who greased your palm to get the information, wasn't it?I think we'll have to grease a few palms if we want to get our shipment delivered on time.have an itching palmold-fashioned used about someone in an official job who is willing to take money from people and do things for them that he or she should not do:Luckily for us, the customs officer had an itching palm and was easily persuaded not to look in Paul's suitcase.
Notebe on the takeis a more modern idiom that means the same thing.
have/hold sb in the palm of your handto influence or control someone so that they pay attention to you or do what you want:We reckoned that Brian had the town hall in the palm of his hand, and that if he supported our application it would be accepted.She is regarded as a feminist comic, but she manages to hold the entire audience, male and female, in the palm of her hand.
phrasepalm[palmed, palmed, palming]
palm off
palm sb offpalm off sb to give someone an explanation or excuse that is not true, but that you hope they will accept+ with Clark tried to palm her off with excuses about working late, but deep down she knew that he was having an affair. Brooks accused the Prime Minister of palming off the British people with a phoney version of the truth. SIMILAR TO: fob off
palm off on
palm sth off on sbpalm off sth on sb to get rid of something by giving or selling it to someone else, without telling them about its faults: When Del discovered that the toys were faulty, he tried to palm them off on a bloke he met in the pub. I've managed to palm that early morning class off on Mary - she's desperate for work.
palm off as
palm sth off as sthpalm off sth as sth to make people believe that something is better or more valuable that it really is, especially so that they will pay more for it: Be careful, as some jewellers may try to palm off worthless bits of glass as diamonds. SIMILAR TO: pass off as

palm (something)

1. To conceal something in the palm of one's hand, as when stealing. When we were kids, we used to palm penny candies from the corner store all the time.
2. To receive something discreetly or in secret. It turns out that the governor had been palming percentages of profits from companies she'd given preference to. We're supposed to pool our tips and divide them at the end of the night, but it turns out that Daniel had been palming his the whole time.
3. To grasp a ball, typically a basketball, with one hand by extending the fingers around its surface. His hands were so big that he palmed the basketball like it was a baseball.

palm

tv. to conceal something in the hand as in a theft or the performance of a magic trick; to receive and conceal a tip or a bribe. The kid palmed the candy bar and walked right out of the store.
See:
  • an itching palm
  • an itchy palm
  • bear the palm
  • cross (one's) palm
  • cross (one's) palm with silver
  • cross palm
  • cross palm with silver
  • cross someone's palm with silver
  • flesh-presser
  • grease (one's) palm
  • grease palm
  • grease somebody's palm
  • grease someone’s palm
  • grease someone's palm
  • grease someone's palm/fist, to
  • have (someone) eating out of the palm of (one's) hand
  • have (someone) in the palm of (one's) hand
  • have somebody in the palm of your hand
  • have someone eating out of your hand
  • have someone in the palm of your hand
  • hold (someone) in the palm of (one's) hand
  • in the palm of (one's) hand
  • in the palm of your hand
  • itchy palm
  • itchy palm, to have an
  • know like the palm of hand
  • oil (one's) palm
  • palm
  • palm (something)
  • palm (something) off (on one) (as something else)
  • palm off
  • palm off, to
  • palm oil
  • palm presser
  • palm someone/something off
  • palm someone/something off on someone
  • palm something off
  • palm something off on someone
  • palm-greasing
  • palm-oil
  • palm-presser
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