palm (redirected from had in the palm of hand)

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

have someone in the palm of your hand

to have so much control over someone that they will do whatever you want them to do. She's got her boyfriend eating out of the palm of her hand. It was such an amazing performance - he had the audience in the palm of his hand.

See also: hand

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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

in the palm of your hand

under your complete control. The audience was fascinated — he held them in the palm of his hand.

See also: hand

palm off something

to trick or persuade someone to take something. They palmed off cheap wine at high prices by putting it in fancy bottles. She produced fake stamps and palmed them off as genuine.

fob something off on someone