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  • palm-grease — palmˈ grease or palmˈ oil noun A bribe • • • Main Entry: ↑palm …   Useful english dictionary

  • palm grease — noun Etymology: palm (I) (of the hand) slang : money for bribing or tipping …   Useful english dictionary

  • grease — [griːs] verb informal 1. grease somebody s palm to give someone money in a secret or dishonest way in order to persuade them to do something: • The chairman finally admitted that he, too, was forced to grease a few palms along the way. 2. grease… …   Financial and business terms

  • grease\ one's\ 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

  • 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

  • Grease — may refer to: * Grease (lubricant), a type of industrial lubricant * Yellow grease, in rendering, used frying oils, or lower quality grades of tallow * Petroleum or fat that is a soft solid at room temperature * Hydrogenated vegetable oil… …   Wikipedia

  • palm-oil — palmˈ grease or palmˈ oil noun A bribe • • • Main Entry: ↑palm …   Useful english dictionary

  • grease someone's palm — (informal) BRIBE, buy (off), corrupt, suborn, give an inducement to; informal give a backhander to, give a sweetener to. → palm * * * grease someone s palm see under ↑palm1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • palm — 1 noun (C) 1 the inside surface of your hand between the base of your fingers and your wrist: He held the pebble in the palm of his hand. 2 a palm tree 3 hold/have sb in the palm of your hand to have a strong influence on someone, so that they do …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • palm —    1. an indication of bribery    The hand of the recipient is upturned:     You yourself Are much condemn d to have an itching palm. (Shakespeare, Julius Caesar)    Whence to anoint a palm, to bribe, and many punning terms for bribery such as… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • grease — Synonyms and related words: Trinkgeld, adulation, aid, animal oil, anoint, approach, beeswax, blandishment, blarney, blunt, bonus, boodle, bounty, brass, bread, bribe, bucks, bunkum, buy, buy off, cabbage, cajolement, cajolery, cerate, chips,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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