grease one's palms

Definitions of grease one's palms
  1. verb
    make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
    synonyms: bribe, buy, corrupt
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    types:
    sop
    give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
    buy off, pay off
    pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
    type of:
    pay
    give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
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