palm

palm
I
n.
part of the hand

1) to read smb.'s palm ('to tell smb.'s fortune')

2) (misc.) to have an itching palm ('to have a great desire for money, bribes'); to grease smb.'s palm ('to bribe smb.')

II

n. a potted; royal palm

* * *
[pɑːm]
royal palm
to grease smb. 's palm ('to bribe smb. ')
a potted
(misc.) to have an itching palm ('to have a great desire for money, bribes')
['part of the hand'] to read smb. 's palm ('to tell smb. 's fortune')

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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