| 单词 | to tickle in the palm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto tickle in the palm 9. In various figurative phrases and expressions, mostly with reference to the pleasing effects of tickling. to tickle in the palm, to gratify with a ‘tip’. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [verb (transitive)] > bribe meedOE underorna1325 corrump1387 forbuy1393 hirec1400 wage1461 fee1487 under-arearc1503 bribe1528 grease1528 money1528 corrupt1548 budc1565 to feed with money1567 to put out a person's eyes with (a gift, bribe, etc.)1580 sweeten1594 to grease the fist or (one) in the fist1598 over-bribe1619 to buy off1629 palter1641 to take off1646 buy1652 overmoneya1661 bub1684 to speak to ——1687 to tickle in the palm1694 daub1699 overbuy1710 touch1752 palm1767 to get at ——1780 fix1790 subsidize1793 sop1837 to buy over1848 backsheesh1850 nobble1856 square1859 hippodrome1866 see1867 boodleize1883 boodle1886 to get to ——1901 reach1906 straighten1923 lubricate1928 to keep (someone) sweet1939 sling1939 to pay off1942 bung1950 1694 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais (1737) v. xiii. 54 We tickled the Men in the Palm. 1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 31 The Ale-Wives tickle him in the Gills with the Title of Captain. 1745 E. Young Complaint: Night the Eighth 38 'Tis Pride, or Emptiness, applies the Straw, That tickles Little Minds to Mirth effuse. 1807 Salmagundi 14 Aug. 260 This straw tickled the noses of all our dignitaries wonderfully. 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present ii. viii. 108 Tickle me Toby, and I'll tickle thee! 1874 Siliad iv. 110 But, tickled by a shilling in his palm, [he] Walked on discreetly blind. 1901 Scotsman 4 Mar. 10/5 An officer..when he gets on a palace-car, he can tickle the porter just as much as he desires at the expense of the Government pocket-book. < as lemmas |
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