grease (one's) hand

To bribe someone discreetly by slipping money into his or her hand. A: "How are we going to get a table without a reservation?" B: "Don't worry, I greased the hostess' hand, and she promised us a table in no time." I greased my brother's hand to stop him from telling mom that I had a party while she was away.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nerida	-	Indigenous Australian
Karel	KAH-rəl (Dutch), KAH-rel (Czech)	Dutch, Czech, Slovene
Elfreda	-	English
Urijah	-	Biblical
Andromache	[æn'dra:məki]
Marcell	-	Hungarian, German