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GREASE ONE'S PALMS
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
Example:
This judge can be bought
Synonyms:
bribe; buy; corrupt; grease one's palms
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "grease one's palms" is one way to...):
pay (give money, usually in exchange for goods or services)
Domain category:
crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "grease one's palms"):
sop (give a conciliatory gift or bribe to)
buy off; pay off (pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
