grease palm

grease someone'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

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grease someone's palm

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