silver spoon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of silver spoon
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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Tice, who attended the £16,000 per-term Uppingham School, agreed that he was born "with a silver spoon in his mouth".
From BBC • May 16, 2025
"Some red squirrels have the luck of being born into gentler early environments, akin to being born with a silver spoon," Petrullo said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024
The gilded silver spoon escaped the Parliamentary melting pot because a man who’d once worked for the king bought it for 16 shillings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2023
It's flashier, pricier, and all-around extra compared to the silver spoon method.
From Salon • Jan. 27, 2022
She reached under the wedding crowns and the hair braids to come up with something Chapter Eleven hadn’t seen: a silver spoon.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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