# eat out of the palm of someone's hand

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To obey, cooperate with, or believe with no resistance or hesitation; to be completely charmed by.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eat, out of, palm, hand.

## Etymology
A reference to the way an animal must be tamed before it will eat from someone's palm.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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