Смысл: apostle spoon

apostle spoon[əʹpɒs(ə)l͵spu:n]
<Í> серебряная ложка с ручкой в форме фигуры апостола; крестильная ложка (некогда подарок на крестины)

he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon Идиома

a silver spoon...

(See born with a silver spoon in his mouth)

born with a silver spoon in his mouth

born into a rich family, accustomed to wealth "Jason won't look for a job; he was born with a silver spoon... ."

born with a silver spoon in one

born to wealth and comfort, born rich The student in our history class was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has never worked in his life.

greasy spoon

small cafe that serves greasy food I eat at the greasy spoon. The food ain't great, but it's cheap.

silver spoon

(See born with a silver spoon in his mouth)

spoon-feed

make something very easy for someone He is a very strict teacher and never likes to spoon-feed his students.

born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

Idiom(s): born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

Theme: ADVANTAGE

born with many advantages; born to a wealthy family.
• Sally was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.
• I'm glad I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth.

Born with a silver spoon in your mouth

If you are born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you are born into a rich family.

born with a silver spoon in one's mouth|born|mouth

adj. phr. Born to wealth and comfort; provided from birth with everything wanted; born rich. The stranger's conduct was that of a man who had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
Compare: WELL-HEELED.

greasy spoon|greasy|spoon

n., informal Any small, inexpensive restaurant patronized by workers or people in a hurry; a place not noted for its excellence of cuisine or its decor. I won't have time to eat lunch at the club today; I'll just grab a sandwich at the local greasy spoon.

he who sups with the devil should accept a continued spoon

proverb If accessory or accord with a decidedly malicious, immoral, or arrant being or people, you should be able that they will try to deceive, exploit, or abuse you. Primarily heard in UK. The prime abbot has been angle over backwards to back-scratch the favour of the absolutist leader, apparently to try and accommodate a barter accord that will accord Britain admission to their huge oil reserves. But as the old adage goes, he who sups with the devil should accept a continued spoon.Learn more: devil, have, he, long, should, spoon, sup, who

He who sups with the devil should accept a continued spoon.

Prov. If you accept affairs with alarming people, you charge be accurate that they do not abuse you. If you're activity to adhere out with that abject agglomeration of people, accumulate in apperception that he who sups with the devil should accept a continued spoon.Learn more: devil, have, he, long, should, spoon, sup, who

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