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greases the hand of
phrase
variants:
or greases the palm of
present tense third-person singular of grease the hand of
Synonyms of greases the hand of
to influence someone with a bribe
- He tried to grease the hands of the officials with promises of free service.
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“Greases the hand of.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greases%20the%20hand%20of. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.
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