greasing of palms

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• 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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• slush — [17] Like the very similar (and perhaps ultimately identical) slosh [19] and sludge [17], slush probably originated in imitation of the sound of squelching or splashing. The similarity of early modern Danish slus ‘sleet, mud’ and Norwegian slusk… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

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• grease —    1. to bribe    The usage predates OIL, of which it is a euphemistic synonym. Either tout court, as a verb or noun, or in phrases such as grease hands, palms, paws, the skids, the system, etc.:     With gold and grotes they grease my hands, In… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• 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

• slush — [17] Like the very similar (and perhaps ultimately identical) slosh [19] and sludge [17], slush probably originated in imitation of the sound of squelching or splashing. The similarity of early modern Danish slus ‘sleet, mud’ and Norwegian slusk… …   Word origins