Some politicians will help you if you grease their palms.
We had to grease the palm of the waiter to get a table in the crowded restaurant.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
grease one's palm — or[grease the palm] {slang} 1. To pay a person for something done or given, especially dishonestly; bribe. * /Some politicians will help you if you grease their palms./ 2. To give a tip; pay for a special favor or extra help. * /We had to grease… … Dictionary of American idioms
grease one's palm — or[grease the palm] {slang} 1. To pay a person for something done or given, especially dishonestly; bribe. * /Some politicians will help you if you grease their palms./ 2. To give a tip; pay for a special favor or extra help. * /We had to grease… … Dictionary of American idioms
grease one's palm — give money or pay for some special favor We had to grease the border guard s palm in order to enter the country … Idioms and examples
grease\ the\ palm — • grease one s palm • grease the palm slang 1. To pay a person for something done or given, especially dishonestly; bribe. Some politicians will help you if you grease their palms. 2. To give a tip; pay for a special favor or extra help. We had… … Словарь американских идиом
palm — See: CARRY OFF THE PALM, GREASE ONE S PALM, ITCHING PALM … Dictionary of American idioms
palm — See: CARRY OFF THE PALM, GREASE ONE S PALM, ITCHING PALM … Dictionary of American idioms
palm — See: carry off the palm, grease one s palm, itching palm … Словарь американских идиом
palm — grease someone s palm have someone in the palm of one s hand palm off … Thesaurus of popular words
palm — palm1 /pahm/, n. 1. the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers. 2. the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal. 3. the part of a glove covering this part of the hand. 4. Also called… … Universalium
grease — 1 noun (U) 1 animal fat that is soft after being melted 2 any thick oily substance, especially one used to make parts of machines work smoothly 2 verb (T) 1 to put grease on something: Grease the pan before you pour the batter in. 2 grease sb s… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
