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Meanings of silver spoon in English

The inherited wealth of established upper-class families.

Synonyms
Examples for "old money"
Examples for "old money"
1
Nobody knew what became of the presents sent to the old money-lender.
Gobseck
2
New technology billionaires are picking up old money properties for a song.
Reuters
3
Compared to all but the oldest Dutch families, they were old money.
New york: the novel
4
It responded after customers enquired about getting rid of their old money.
The Irish Times
5
There's more going on in that front car than plain old money.
Dreadnought
Usage of silver spoon in English
1
Regardless of what you think, I wasn't born with a silver spoon.
Million-dollar marriage merger
2
That large, bright silver spoon,- Iwasnever weary of admiring that also.
Ernest Linwood; or, The Inner Life of the Author
3
The boy will be born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
The mango season
4
They didn't get the silver spoon in their hand, she said in 2008.
News.com.au
5
Run the handle of a silver spoon around the inside of the jar.
The International Jewish Cook Book / 1600 Recipes According to t...
6
I insist, said the baron, handing her his own silver spoon.
Hood
7
And so each took up his silver spoon and was going to eat.
Popular Tales from the Norse
8
It is not above a year ago that I lost a silver spoon.
History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
9
His silver spoon tinkled against the cup as he stirred in the sugar.
A fierce radiance: a novel
10
I lunged at the thought like a barracuda at a shiny silver spoon.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
11
You can slip a silver spoon out of the mud like a bookmark.
Fugitive pieces
12
DZ claimed he 'was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth'.
The South African
13
The descending Moon dipping its nose into a suspicious silver spoon.
The Irish Times
14
I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth.
Ebony
15
Then I sat down and looked at the Coalport plate and the silver spoon.
The Circular Staircase
16
I was born with the silver spoon in my mouth.
The Grey Room
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