"greasing someone's palm" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. present participle and gerund of grease someone's palm Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: grease someone's palm
    Sense id: en-greasing_someone's_palm-en-verb-VG5Z2WVU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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