silver spoon

     

The English language expression silver spoon is an expression for family wealth; someone born into a wealthy family is sai to have "been born with a silver spoon in his (or her) mouth". In Australia the expression "silvertail" is also often used, although it has an almost identical meaning.

Trivia about silver spoon

  • You're blessed with luck if you're born with this piece of flatware in your mouth
  • "Born with" one of these "in one's mouth" is a reference to a high-end christening gift
  • It's the eating implement on the cover of Adam Bellow's "In Praise of Nepotism"

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