Pal 成语
beyond the pale
eat out of the palm of your hand
grease my palm
itching palm
pale by comparison
palm off
Impala
grease sb's palm
Some politicians will help you if you grease their palms．有的政客只要你给他们好处就会给你帮忙。
We had to grease the palm of the waiter to get a table in the crowded restaurant．在客满的饭店我们只有给服务员小费才能找到桌位。
pal up
You should pal up with him．He'sthe man to help you．你应该和他交朋友，他会帮助你的。
John and Bill palled up on their first day at school and they have been friends ever since．约翰和比尔在入学第一天就要好了，打那以后他们一直是好朋友。
pale around the gills
Idiom(s): pale around the gills AND blue around the gills; green around the gillsTheme: HEALTH - POOR
looking sick. (Informal. The around can be replaced with about.)
• John is looking a little pale around the gills. What's wrong?
• Oh, I feel a little green about the gills.
pal around
Idiom(s): pal around (with sb)Theme: FRIENDS
to be friends with someone; to be the companion of someone.
• Bill likes to pal around with Mary, but it's nothing serious.
• Ann and Jane still like to pal around.
know like the palm of one's hand
Idiom(s): know sb or sth like the palm of one's hand AND know sb or sth like the back of one's hand; knowsb or sth like a book
Theme: KNOWLEDGE
to know someone or something very well.
• Of course I know John. I know him like the back of my hand.
• I know him like a book.
have an itchy palm
Idiom(s): have an itchy palm AND have an itching palmTheme: MONEY
to be in need of a tip; to tend to ask for tips. (As if placing money in the palm would stop the itching.)
• All the waiters at that restaurant have itchy palms.
• The cabdriver was troubled by an itching palm. Since he refused to carry my hags, I gave him nothing.
grease one's palm
Idiom(s): grease someone's palm AND oil someone's palmTheme: BRIBERY
to bribe someone. (Slang.)
• If you want to get something done around here, you have to grease someone's palm.
• I'd never oil a police officer's palm. That's illegal.
cross one's palm with silver
Idiom(s): cross one's palm with silverTheme: MONEY
to pay money to someone in payment for a service. (A fortune-teller might ask for a potential customer to cross her palm with silver.Used in that sense or jocularly for something like tipping a porter.)
• I crossed his palm with silver, but he still stood there.
• You will find that things happen much faster in hotels if you cross the staffs palms with silver fairly often.
oil one's palm
Idiom(s): grease someone's palm AND oil someone's palmTheme: BRIBERY
to bribe someone. (Slang.)
• If you want to get something done around here, you have to grease someone's palm.
• I'd never oil a police officer's palm. That's illegal.
have an itching palm
Idiom(s): have an itchy palm AND have an itching palmTheme: MONEY
to be in need of a tip; to tend to ask for tips. (As if placing money in the palm would stop the itching.)
• All the waiters at that restaurant have itchy palms.
• The cabdriver was troubled by an itching palm. Since he refused to carry my hags, I gave him nothing.
Grease someone's palm
If you grease someone's palm, you bribe them to do something.have someone in the palm of your hand
have influence over someone: "He's got her in the palm of his hand."beyond the pale|beyond|pale|the pale
adv. or adj. phr. In disgrace; with no chance of being accepted or respected by others; not approved by the members of a group. After the outlaw killed a man he was beyond the pale and not even his old friends would talk to him. Tom's swearing is beyond the pale; no one invites him to dinner any more.carry off the palm|bear|bear off the palm|carry|pa
v. phr., literary To gain the victory; win. John carried off the palm in the tennis championship match. Our army bore off the palm in the battle. (From the fact that long ago a palm leaf was given to the winner in a game as a sign of victory.)grease one's palm|grease|grease the palm|palm
slang 1. To pay a person for something done or given, especially dishonestly; bribe. Some politicians will help you if you grease their palms. 2. To give a tip; pay for a special favor or extra help. We had to grease the palm of the waiter to get a table in the crowded restaurant.green around the gills|gills|green|pale|pale aroun
adj. phr., slang Pale-faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. Bill's father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the gills. The car almost hit Mary crossing the street, and she was pale around the gills because it came so close.
Also used with other prepositions besides "around", as "about", "at", "under", and with other colors, as "blue", "pink", "yellow", "white".have in the palm of one's hand|hand|have|palm
v. phr. To completely control; have a project finished, all wrapped up. Our boss felt that if he could calm his critics he would soon have the entire factory in the palm of his hand.itching palm|itching|palm
n., slang A wish for money; greed. He was born with an itching palm. The bellboys in that hotel seem always to have itching palms.palm off|palm
v., informal 1. To sell or give (something) by pretending it is something more valuable; to sell or give by trickery. He palmed off his own painting as a Rembrandt. The salesman palmed off pine wood floors as oak.Synonym: FOB OFF, PASS OFF. 2. To deceive (someone) by a trick or lie. He palmed his creditors off with a great show of prosperity.
Synonym: PUT OFF. 3. To introduce someone as a person he isn't; present in a false pretense. He palmed the girl off as a real Broadway actress.
pen pal|pal|pen
n. A friend who is known to someone through an exchange of letters. John's pen pal writes him letters about school in Alaska.cross someone's palm with silver
cross someone's palm with silverPay for a service; pay in advance. For example, I'll give you all the details, but first cross my palm with silver. This phrase alludes to the old practice of placing silver coins across a gypsy fortuneteller's hand before having one's fortune told. Today it is sometimes used in a jocular way to ask for a bribe or a tip, as in the example. [c. 1700] Also see grease someone's palm.
itchy palm
itchy palmAlso, itching palm. A desire for money, greed; also, wanting a bribe. For example, The porter has an itchy palm; he wants a big tip, or The mayor was known for his itchy palm. This expression alludes to placing money in the palm of the hand. [Late 1500s]
pale
palesee beyond the pale.
Paleocene
Paleocenethe Paleocene
the Paleocene Epoch or its rocks
Paleogene
Paleogenethe Paleogene
the Paleogene subdivision of the Tertiary Period or its rocks
Paleolithic
Paleolithicthe Paleolithic
the Paleolithic period, subdivided into the Lower (to c. 150,000 ), Middle (to c. 38,000 ), and Upper stages; Old Stone Age
Paleozoic
Paleozoicthe Paleozoic
the Paleozoic Era or its rocks
palisade
palisadethe Palisades
line of steep cliffs in NE N.J. & SE N.Y. on the west shore of the Hudson: c. 15 mi (24 km) long
palm
palmIn addition to the idiom beginning with palm, also see cross someone's palm with silver; grease someone's palm; itchy palm.
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