eat out of the palm of (one's) hand

eat out of the palm of (one's) hand

To be utterly servile or obsequious to someone due to their influence or appeal. The performer was electrifying, and the entire audience was eating out of the palm of his hand by the end of the show. She's another cliché femme fatale character who has men eating out of the palm of her hand. These scared little freshmen are already eating out of the palm of my hand, so I'll just get them to write the report for us.

See also: eat, hand, of, out, palm

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