eat from someone's hand

A form of eat out of someone's hand — To behave in a docile, submissive way towards someone.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person eats from someone's hand · participle present eating from someone's hand · past ate from someone's hand · participle past eaten from someone's hand

  1. alternativeAlternative form of eat out of someone's hand.
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eat from someone's hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20from%20someone's%20hand

MLA

“eat from someone's hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20from%20someone's%20hand. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eat from someone's hand,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20from%20someone's%20hand.

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