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单词 to put out a person's eyes with
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to put out a person's eyes with (a gift, bribe, etc.)
(ii) to put out a person's eyes with (a gift, bribe, etc.): figurative to bribe a person; to get a person to pretend not to see something by bribery. Occasionally without with. Obsolete.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [verb (transitive)] > bribe
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underorna1325
corrump1387
forbuy1393
hirec1400
wage1461
fee1487
under-arearc1503
bribe1528
grease1528
money1528
corrupt1548
budc1565
to feed with money1567
to put out a person's eyes with (a gift, bribe, etc.)1580
sweeten1594
to grease the fist or (one) in the fist1598
over-bribe1619
to buy off1629
palter1641
to take off1646
buy1652
overmoneya1661
bub1684
to speak to ——1687
to tickle in the palm1694
daub1699
overbuy1710
touch1752
palm1767
to get at ——1780
fix1790
subsidize1793
sop1837
to buy over1848
backsheesh1850
nobble1856
square1859
hippodrome1866
see1867
boodleize1883
boodle1886
to get to ——1901
reach1906
straighten1923
lubricate1928
to keep (someone) sweet1939
sling1939
to pay off1942
bung1950
1580 H. F. tr. S. Pelegromius Synonymorum Sylua 35/2 To Bribe, vide to put out ones eies with giftes.
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 81v There is a sloth also in punishing sinne, as when Magistrates will haue theyr eyes put out with gyfts, and will not see it.
a1625 J. Fletcher Mad Lover v, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. D2v/2 Put out mine eye with twelve pence? do you shaker?
1631 J. Shirley Schoole of Complement i. 10 Your Iustice of Peace..will suffer any man to put out his eye with a bribe.
1677 Z. Babington Advice to Grand Jurors 12 To prevent or prevaricate a right Judgment, in the Judge; or by any dust of gold, power or favour, to put out his eyes, or falsifie his clear sight.
1744 J. Ralph Astrologer i. 11 See a great Man's Eyes put out with a Bribe.
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