Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Idioms 203. The idiom today is to grease
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