palm greasing
Money under table
Palm greasing is the act of bribing someone, typically with cash slipped discreetly into the hand: A little palm greasing got us past the velvet rope.
The image is of lubricating a transaction—money makes things move smoothly.
Also appears as grease someone's palm: You'll need to grease a few palms to get that permit approved.
- bribeIllicit payment for favor
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- payoffCulminating benefit received
- hush moneyPayment to ensure secrecy
backhander · brown envelope · slush fund · under the table · off the books · cash in hand · envelope · cash · favor · dirty money · graft · crooked · pay to play · sweeten · money talks · fix · deal · handshake
- corruptioncorruption, graft, kickbacks, bribery, bribes
- payoffsbribe, kickback, payoff, payola, baksheesh
- shadow powerpuppet master, puppeteer, string puller, string pulling, string-pulling
palm greasinghonesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
integrity · incorruptibility · ethical conduct · probity · rectitude
palm greasingtransparency
State of being see-through
openness · full disclosure · accountability · public record · sunshine
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