... · a pain in the neck使人讨厌的事 · grease someone's palm贿赂,给某人好处 · get peanuts微不足道的钱 ...
双语例句
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We did not have to pay for our meals. However, I admit that we had to greasesomeone'spalm. We had to pay money to the employee who led us to our table.
然而,我承认我们必须贿赂(grease someone ' s palm)老板,即付钱给这位带我们在餐桌就座的老板,这笔钱用于某种特殊要求。