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
Daiva	-	Lithuanian
Aybek	-	Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Kristel	KRIS-təl	English (Rare)
Pieter	PEE-tər	Dutch
Harsh	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
NebojŠA	-	Serbian, Croatian