cross (one's) palm



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cross (one's) palm

To pay someone, often as a bribe. Well, if you cross my palm, I might remember a few details about the people you're asking about. I crossed her palm to make sure she won't come after us.
See also: cross, palm

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SophoclesSAHF-u-kleez (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Gena (1)JEE-nəEnglish
Anoushka-Various
Phinees-Biblical Greek
Xuan-Spanish
Aditya-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali, Indonesian