eat from the palm of someone's hand

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

1. alternativeAlternative form of eat out of the palm of someone's hand.

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

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

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   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.

   2005, Lisa Cach, Naomi Neale, Jennifer Ashley, Christmas Cards from the Edge, page 353

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

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