grease one's palms

grease one's palms
verb
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
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This judge can be bought

Syn: ↑bribe, ↑corrupt, ↑buy
Derivationally related forms: ↑corruptible (for: ↑corrupt), ↑bribable (for: ↑bribe), ↑briber (for: ↑bribe), ↑bribery (for: ↑bribe), ↑bribe (for: ↑bribe)
Hypernyms: ↑pay
Hyponyms: ↑sop, ↑buy off, ↑pay off
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody


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  • grease one's palm — or[grease the palm] {slang} 1. To pay a person for something done or given, especially dishonestly; bribe. * /Some politicians will help you if you grease their palms./ 2. To give a tip; pay for a special favor or extra help. * /We had to grease… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • grease\ the\ palm — • grease one s palm • grease the palm slang 1. To pay a person for something done or given, especially dishonestly; bribe. Some politicians will help you if you grease their palms. 2. To give a tip; pay for a special favor or extra help. We had… …   Словарь американских идиом

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