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greases the hand of

phrase , present tense third-person singular of grease the hand of

variants: or greases the palm of

Synonyms and Antonyms 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.

Synonyms of greases the hand of

bribes, buys, corrupts, has, pays off, squares

Words Related to greases the hand of

fixes, tampers (with)

abases, debases, debauches, defiles, degrades, demeans, depraves, dishonors, perverts, poisons, profanes, prostitutes, subverts, taints, warps

allures, baits, beguiles, entices, leads on, lures, seduces, tempts

motivates, provokes, spurs, stimulates

flatters, persuades

Phrases Synonymous with greases the hand of

gets at, oils the hand (of) (or oils the palm (of))

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