英语词汇grease one-s palm的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

grease one’s palm. To grease one’s palm was originally to grease one’s hand, an expression first recorded by the poet John Skelton in 1526. From such early times, to grease one’s hand, palm, or fist, or simply to grease, has meant to bribe or tip. There is an identical old expression in French, graisser la patte, and the idea behind the expression is the same as that behind greasing the wheels, making things run smoothly—greasing the hand or palm of a person will make his hand work more smoothly for you.

词汇	grease one-s palm
词源	grease one’s palm. To grease one’s palm was originally to grease one’s hand, an expression first recorded by the poet John Skelton in 1526. From such early times, to grease one’s hand, palm, or fist, or simply to grease, has meant to bribe or tip. There is an identical old expression in French, graisser la patte, and the idea behind the expression is the same as that behind greasing the wheels, making things run smoothly—greasing the hand or palm of a person will make his hand work more smoothly for you.
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