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
Hermes	HUR-meez (English)	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Tobias	to-BEE-ahs (German), tə-BIE-əs (English)	Biblical, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Athaulf	-	Ancient Germanic
Violetta	vyo-LET-tah (Italian), vee-ah-LYE-tah (Russian)	Italian, Russian
Schumacher	['ʃu:ma:kɜ:]
Stepan	stye-PAHN (Russian), stee-PAHN (Russian)	Russian, Armenian