| 单词 | to bribe one's way |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bribe one's way to bribe one's way: to proceed by offering a bribe or bribes; to attain one's goal or acquire privileges by bribing.Often followed by a preposition, as into, out of, through, etc. ΚΠ 1690 Nero Gallicanus 65 A mighty Potentate..having eleven Millions of Sterling Pounds..at command, to..bribe his way to Conquest through all the Fences of Religion, Morality, and Common Justice. 1768 P. Thicknesse Useful Hints Tour of France vi. 62 All royal favours were..granted to such only, who could bribe their way through all her male and female domestics. 1898 Argosy Sept. 326 I have bribed my way to freedom. 1934 B. Goldman Red Road through Asia 127 He bribed his way into the conductor's chair. 2007 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 7 June 19/1 [The] drug boss and multiple murder suspect..tried to bribe his way out of custody in Greece. < as lemmas |
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