Eat out of one's hand
eat out of one's hand = (idiomatic) To behave in a docile, submissive way towards somebody.
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Why does 'eat out of one's hand" mean "being submissive to someone"?
I guess it might be irrelevant to is dogs or other animals which are docile when they lick the hand of people, who offer food to them.
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I guess it might be relevant to dogs or other animals which are docile when they lick the hand of people, who offer food to them. Your guess—as corrected—is right.
- I guess it might be relevant to dogs or other animals which are docile when they lick the hand of people, who offer food to them.
- Your guess—as corrected—is right.
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iclearwaterWhy does 'eat out of one's hand" mean "being submissive to someone"?I guess it might be relevant to dogs or other animals which are docile when they lick the hand of people, who offer food to them.
Your guess—as corrected—is right.
0Wild animals usually avoid humans. But there are parks where they are so used to humans, that they have lost their wariness and will eat right out of your hand.
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