have eating from the palm of someone's hand

== English == === Alternative forms === eat from the palm of someone's hand === Etymology === A reference to the way an animal must be tamed before it will eat from someone's palm. === Verb === eat out of the palm of someone's hand (third-person singular simple present eats out of the palm of someone's hand, present participle eating out of the palm of someone's hand, simple past ate out of the palm of someone's hand, past participle eaten out of the palm of someone's hand) To obey, cooperate with, or believe with no resistance or hesitation; to be completely charmed by. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eat,‎ out of,‎ palm,‎ hand. ==== Usage notes ==== Usually in a phrase of the form "have (or had) eating out of the palm of someone's hand". ==== See also ==== wrap around one's little finger === Anagrams === ate out of the palm of someone's hand