silver spoon

English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

silver spoon (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic) Wealth passed down or inherited.

   He was born with a silver spoon and an upturned nose, he didn't lose the latter when he squandered the former.

Usage notes

Although this noun is uncountable, it is almost always preceded by the indefinite article ("a").

Translations

wealth passed down

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: (lit. "gold soup soon") 金湯匙／金汤匙 (jīntāngchí), 金汤匙 (jīn tāngchí)

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• Finnish: hopealusikka (fi)

See also

• silvertail (Australian English)