Name: English Tutor Nick P Idioms (203) Grease One's Palms
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Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Idioms 203. The idiom today is to grease

Advanced passive voice

one's palms. Okay. Let's continue with the note here. This idiom could also be heard

as to oil ones palms as well. So you can grease ones palms or oil ones palms. All

right. Let's continue. If someone tries to grease or oil ones palms,  it means he or

she tries to make usually an illegal payment to someone in exchange for

favors or influence. So basically it means to offer a bribe, you're offering

somebody a bribe. You're greasing their palms. All right. Let's continue. This idiom

does originally come from the idea of adding grease to a machine or wheels to

make it run more smoothly and with less problems. All right. Let's continue. Thus if

you offer people extra money it will often help to make the solution you know,

the solution to the problem run more smoothly and help to speed it up without

issues. So maybe you can try to help make the problem go away by giving money by

bribing somebody. Basically that's what it means. Okay. Let's continue let's look

at example number one. Anytime a country tries to host a major event like the

Olympics , the World Cup,  etc.  they must provide proof of the ability to sponsor

the event. You know these include sports facilities,  you know like arenas or stadiums. A

convenient transportation system because you know supposedly they need to take

care of a lot of people. So they need probably a subway system or very good

bus public buses or whatever. Puble transportation system,  accommodations you

know hotels.  If you should enough hotels for all the people that should come to

this event etc. However many believe you need

to grease some palms in order to get serious consideration. So you need those

other things , but you know you really need,  if you grease the palms

maybe it'll help a lot in you being the one that is selected. So a lot of people

say that sometimes the way it works or that helps a lot.

All right. Let's continue. Number two. If you want that information you're going

to have to grease some palms. So nobody's going give it to you for free. But you

know we always see this in the movies maybe somebody will offer somebody like

$100 or $50.You know they like some of these questions they'll just put the

money there,  and if then they'll tell them that information. And then then

they'll pick up the money, Something like that. Okay

anyway , I hope you got it . I hope it's clear.  Thank you for your time. Bye-bye