grease the palm of

(informal)bribe (someone)

(非正式)買通，向…行賄

grease the skids

(N. Amer. informal)help matters run smoothly

(北美，非正式)使事情順利進行

his mission was to use his budgetary skills to grease the skids for new projects.

他的任務是運用預算能力使新項目順利進行。

like greased lightning

(informal)extremely fast

(非正式)閃電般地，飛快地

he leaped over the tailboard of the lorry like greased lightning.

他閃電般躍過卡車后擋板。

grease (someone's) palm 或 grease (someone's) hand &I{【俚語】}

To bribe.

向（某人）行賄