How to Pronounce "cross your palm with silver"
expression
KRAWS yor PAHM with SIL-ver
kross yor PAHM with SIL-vuh
Definition
To give someone money, especially a fortune teller, in exchange for a service or favor. This is an old-fashioned expression often used in the context of paying for fortune telling or sometimes for bribery.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkɹɔs/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈpɑɫm/, /ˈpɑm/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ˈsɪɫvɝ
British English
kɹˈɒs/ /jˈɔː/ /pˈɑːm/ /wˈɪð/ /sˈɪlvɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KRAWS yor PAHM with SIL-ver
UK
kross yor PAHM with SIL-vuh
Listen in Context
If you want to know your future, you must cross your palm with silver.
She asked me to cross her palm with silver before reading my fortune.
The fortune teller will not speak unless you cross her palm with silver.
"Cross my palm with silver and I’ll tell you everything you want to know," the psychic whispered.