| 单词 | a greasing of palms |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa greasing of palms b. figurative. The action of bribing, in a greasing of palms. Also an instance of this, a bribe. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe gift1382 handy-dandyc1390 pricec1400 bud1436 bribe?a1439 golden (also silver) keyc1450 fee1549 golden shower1589 oil of angels1592 sugar-plum1608 bribera1616 palm oil1625 greasinga1661 sop1665 sweetbreada1670 vail1687 douceur1739 sweetener1741 bonus1759 buckshee1773 smear-gelt1785 grease1823 boodle?1856 soap1860 ice1887 palm-grease1897 poultice1902 fix1929 dropsy1930 pay-off1930 drop1931 oil1935 squeeze-pidgin1946 sling1948 bung1958 back-hander1960 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [noun] > bribe > bribery meedc1275 corruptionc1425 bribing?c1524 suborning?1532 bribery1560 budding1640 subornation1670 palmistry1828 palm-greasing1832 boodling1886 a greasing of palms1889 sugaring1891 fix1929 pay-off1930 schmear1950 long leg1967 a1661 Marquis of Argyll Will in Harl. Misc. (1746) VIII. 30/1 I take all their Lands, Estates, and whatever Scotland is worth, not to be worth a Suit, much less the Overplus of a Greasing. 1889 T. A. Trollope What I Remember III. ii. 32 Certain columns..might, by good management, and certain greasing of certain palms, be acquired at no very great cost. 1899 S. Baring-Gould Bk. of West I. xi. 178 Large landed proprietors managed to get slices by a little greasing of palms. < as lemmas |
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