palm-greasing

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• palm-greas|ing — «PAHM GREE sihng, zihng; PAHLM », noun, adjective. Slang. –n. the giving of a bribe; bribery. –adj. bribing: »a palm greasing arrangement …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 someone's palm — grease (someone s) palm to give money to someone in authority in order to persuade them to do something for you, especially something wrong. Drug barons were greasing the palm of the chief of police …   New idioms dictionary

• grease palm — grease (someone s) palm to give money to someone in authority in order to persuade them to do something for you, especially something wrong. Drug barons were greasing the palm of the chief of police …   New idioms dictionary

• grease sb's palm — DISAPPROVING ► to give someone money secretly so that they will make things happen in the way that you want: »They managed to pull off the deal without greasing any palms. »They were expecting their palms to be greased with bribes. Main Entry:… …   Financial and business terms

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