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.
Другие идиомы:
- cross (someone's) mind
- cross-examine (someone)
- cross swords with (someone)
- have (someone) eating out of (the palm of) your hand
- palm off (something)
- cross a bridge before one comes to it
- cross one's heart and hope to die
- cross the Rubicon
- cross out (something)
- grease (someone's) palm
- cross one's fingers
- all thumbs
- armpit of (somewhere)
- bite one's nails
- closefisted (with money)