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
"Pulled out the silver spoon to say that," actor and comedian Diedrich Bader wrote on Threads.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2024
As a labor organizer, Butler worked to better the lives of nurses in Baltimore and Milwaukee, janitors in Philadelphia and hospital workers in New Haven, Conn. No hedge funds or silver spoon in her background.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
Before Chapter Eleven, in a reprise of Desdemona’s gender prognostications, began wearing a tiny silver spoon around his neck.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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