eat from the palm of someone's hand

English

Verb

eat from the palm of someone's hand (third-person singular simple present eats from the palm of someone's hand, present participle eating from the palm of someone's hand, simple past ate from the palm of someone's hand, past participle eaten from the palm of someone's hand)

1. Alternative form of eat out of the palm of someone's hand.
   • 2005, Lisa Cach, Naomi Neale, Jennifer Ashley, Christmas Cards from the Edge, page 353:

     He'd decided at the last minute to put the man to work, and as a result, Harrison had stolen the show. The audience was eating from the palm of his hand, and he knew it.

   • 2011, Junior Mendez, Children of Scarface II: Am I My Brother's Keeper?, page 253:

     Naptea and Lenny believed they had Ras Michael under their control and eating from the palm of their hands.

   • 2012, Maggie Robinson, Lord Gray's List, page 95:

     With some skill, any woman can make a man eat from the palm of her hand.

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