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silver spoon

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meanings of silverand spoon


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silver
noun[C or U]
uk /ˈsɪl.vər/ us /ˈsɪl.vɚ/
a chemical element that is a valuable shiny, white metal, used for making cutlery (= knives, spoons, etc.), jewellery, coins, and ...
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spoon
noun[C]
uk /spuːn/ us /spuːn/
an object consisting of a round, hollow part and a handle, used for mixing, serving, and ...
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Examples of silver spoon


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On each trial, the child was presented with the same 3 objects - a plastic cup, a small ball that fit into the cup, and a large silverspoon.
Some people also report using 'traditional' water purification measures such as, for example, putting a silverspoon in water before consumption.
However, they were born with a silverspoon in their mouth.
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I did not have a silverspoon in my mouth.
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I was not born with a silverspoon in my mouth.
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He is not exactly a person who has faced the dole queue himself, having been born with a rather large silverspoon in his mouth.
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My noble friend instanced a modern silverspoon being found in the garden of a house.
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He is not interested; he was brought up with a silverspoon in his mouth.
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If anyone knows where that silverspoon is, perhaps they could they let me know!
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He was born with a silverspoon in his mouth, and he had three ambitions.
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I cannot overturn in terms of student funding and funding for universities the difference between the silverspoon that some children are born with and the wooden spoon of others.
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The mother starts feeding a soft-boiled egg to the daughter with a silverspoon.
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Growing up with a silverspoon in his mouth, he was always cheerful and full of energy.
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In pre-modern times, ownership of a silverspoon was an indication of social class, denoting membership in the land-owning classes.
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Born with silverspoon, but almost dumped out from home due to his bad acts.
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His three daughters were given marriage portions of five hundred pounds and a silverspoon apiece.
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The lowest placed students earning a second-class ("senior optime") or first-class degree ("wrangler") were sometimes known as the silverspoon and golden spoon respectively.
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The riddle was: what was the meat, the silverspoon, and the wineglass for that meal.
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Under these circumstances, a silverspoon served the functional equivalent of passport, driving licence, and credit card.
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