grease someone's palm
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grease someone's palm
verb greases someone's palm · greasing someone's palm · greased someone's palm
- To bribe a person. I was never guilty of disloyalty to King Lewis, but I killed my wife's mother, pardieu!—which the judge seemed to think almost as vile, till I sent a friend to grease his palm with the last sou of my patrimony.
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verb to bribe
| Español | untar, untar la mano |
|---|---|
| Français | graisser la patte |
| Italiano | ungere le ruote, pagare sottobanco |
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