silver spoon
Example Sentences
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The imagery of tea-sipping, silk handkerchiefs, and silver spoons that spiced McCarthy's savage depiction of the supposedly left-wing establishment pointed to a subtle shift in the political center of gravity of the anticommunist crusade.
From Salon
In a metaphor that’s almost too on the nose, even silver spoons get preferential tax treatment, when compared with their cheaper stainless steel counterparts.
From Washington Post
“They didn’t mind starting from the ground up, which for an old-school guys is much appreciated nowadays. There wasn’t a silver spoon given to them,” McNeill said.
From Seattle Times
“He’s not someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.”
From Los Angeles Times
You know the type — the scary posh, stuck up Brit Brigade, born with the silver spoon in their mouths.
From Los Angeles Times
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