cross someone's hand/palm with silver

Related to word: cross

Idiom

Definition

  1. To pay someone, typically a fortune teller, for a prediction of the future.

    (向算命師)付錢以請求占卜未來

    • She decided to seek out a Gypsy and cross her hand with silver to have her fortune told.

      她決定去找一位吉普賽人,並付錢給她占卜未來。

    • In ancient tradition, people would cross the fortune teller's palm with silver to foresee their future.

      在古代傳統中,人們會付錢給算命師來預測未來。

    • He considered crossing the psychic's hand with silver, hoping for some insight into his career.

      他考慮付錢給靈媒,希望能獲得一些關於他職業的見解。