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grease palm

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grease someone's palm

 and oil someone's palm

Fig. to bribe someone. If you want to get something done around here, you have to grease someone's palm. I'd never oil a police officer's palm. That's illegal.

See also: grease, palm

grease somebody's palm

also grease the palm of somebody

to give someone money to persuade them to do what you want Some of those candidates spent money greasing the palms of local political bosses.

See also: grease, palm

grease somebody's palm

to give money to someone in authority in order to persuade them to do something for you, especially something wrong Drug barons were greasing the palm of the chief of police.

See also: grease, palm