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Meanings of itching palm in English

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Usage of itching palm in English
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This government tickles that itching palm, though people know it's fool's gold.
The Guardian
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He'd started out with an itching palm and wound up itching all over.
Gulf coast girl: original title, scorpion reef
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His English patrons, or rather his English masters, proved to have an itching palm.
A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III
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An itching palm causes a crook in the fingers.
Levels of Living / Essays on Everyday Ideals
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The governor of Canada had an itching palm, and lured the Indians-andbeaver skins-toMontreal.
Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)
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What a convenient doctrine for men of an " itching palm! "
The Irish Race in the Past and the Present
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By singing a psalm of the itching palm
Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2
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The itching palm of Scaurus was at length filled as full as he thought mere decency demanded.
The Gracchi Marius and Sulla / Epochs of Ancient History
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She has an itching palm-shemay help.
The Palace of Darkened Windows
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Finally, unable any longer to withhold his itching palm, he put out his hand and selected one.
Bought and Paid For; From the Play of George Broadhurst
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Cassius, the stubborn and thoughtful patriot, with his heart of iron, had, you remember, an itching palm.
Ernest Maltravers — Volume 02
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Save that for your Béarnais's itching palm.
The Helmet of Navarre
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Gilfoyle applied the magic silver wafer to the itching palm and stepped into the elevator when it came.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
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It will be the day when they can be our guides, philosophers, and friends without the itching palm stuck out behind.
Confiscation; An Outline
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He frowned, for he had seen his neighbour of the itching palm lead us to his gate and there leave us.
Bog-Myrtle and Peat / Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from th...
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Others guessed he had an itching palm, and that he was hoping to receive a present for his "sacred advice."
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