Significats de greedy hands en anglès

They treated them liberally, in exchange, holding out greedy hands for the biscuits.

And when the greedy hands kept reaching she learned contempt, then coldness, and finally self-hatred.

The deep snow clutched at her boots as if with greedy hands, slowing her progress.

With greedy hands they tore away the sled and clutched at the precious supplies lying underneath.

You have this life to live before anything of any significance is placed into your greedy hands.

And so people are increasingly being thrust into the greedy hands of private firms for their basic needs.

Every thing, which you shall indulge to your beloved soul, will escape the greedy hands of your heir.

Romayne is a weak fool; and Father Benwell's greedy hands are (of course) in both his pockets.

These now turned their attention to space flight and Man, the Insatiable, began stretching out greedy hands to the Stars.

To them their country is a gigantic grab-bag from which their greedy hands may snatch civic security and commercial gain.

He took the opals with greedy hands and laid them out on the dark wooden floor, stained with countless years of grime.

Crown lands, which are supposed to pay for the king's living throughout his reign, get thrust into greedy hands, in a helter-skelter of generosity.

Almost in a twinkling, it seemed to the groaning captives, the rascally pair had the whole sum of eight hundred dollars in their greedy hands.

But very soon my greedy hands touched every part which my lips could not kiss, and Cecilia, as well as Marina, delighted in the game.

The maid, who was not the red-eyed maid Nigel had met at the Savoy, shrugged up her small shoulders, and extended her little, greedy hands.