Examples:

• We may need to grease someone's palm to keep the story out of the press.
• The only way to get a government contract around here is to grease someone's palm.
• For every crooked politician or bureaucrat, there will be a businessman willing to grease his palm.
• I greased my brother's palm to stop him from telling Mom that I had a party while she was away.
• He said the vehicles would be detained until the lockdown lifted, but if they wanted an immediate release they should grease his palm.
• If you want to get out of jail, grease the warden's palm and the guards will let you escape.
• Lopez also resided rent-free in an Oakland Township, N.J., mansion owned by the contractor who was greasing his palm.