grease someone's palm

Also, oil someone's palm or hand . Give someone money in exchange for a favor; also, bribe someone. For example, If you want you luggage to make the plane, be sure to grease the porter's palm. This term uses grease in the sense of "enrich." [First half of 1500s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Proserpina	-	Roman Mythology
Katsuro	kah-tsoo-ṙo:	Japanese
Victoria	vik-TAWR-ee-ə (English), vik-TO-ree-ah (German)	English, Spanish, Romanian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Lyle	LIE-əl, LIEL	English
Azhar	-	Arabic, Urdu
Bob	BAHB (English), BAWB (Dutch)	English, Dutch