Идиомы на тему Hand and Arm

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  • cross (someone's) palm with silver
    заплатить деньги кому-либо за услугу, "посеребрить ручку"
    I crossed the taxi driver's palm with silver to take me to the airport as soon as possible.
  • grease (someone's) palm
    подкупить кого-либо, дать взятку
    Sue hated bribery, but she had to grease the palm of the clerk to have her passport renewed as soon as possible.
  • have (someone) eating out of (the palm of) your hand
    быть согласным на всё, "готовый есть из рук"
    Hilda had her boy friend eating out of the palm of her hand.
  • palm off (something)
    всучить, подсунуть что-либо (как ценность), сбыть с рук при помощи обмана
    Lloyd tried to palm his old computer off on me as one that was new.