itchy palm

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Also, itching palm. A desire for money, greed; also, wanting a bribe. For example, The porter has an itchy palm; he wants a big tip, or The mayor was known for his itchy palm. This expression alludes to placing money in the palm of the hand. [Late 1500s]

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How to use itchy palm in a sentence

After tightening her collar, Stella assumed slave posture: on her knees, legs slightly spread, palm resting face-up on her thighs.
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In our digital world, all the accumulated knowledge of human history is available in the palm of our hands.
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About 9:30 p.m. on Palm Sunday in 1965, a tornado struck Toledo, Ohio.
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Tobacco at this period was also rolled up in the leaves of the Palm and smoked.
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His strong hands lay palm downwards on the arms of his chair, pressing them hard.
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In fact, on the palm a small drop of blood showed distinctly against the firm, pink flesh.
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She had taken off her glove now, and her palm left on his a reminiscence of Peau d'Espagne.
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The natives of Guiana use a tube or pipe not unlike a cheroot, made from the rind of the fruit of a species of palm.
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