green handshake

短语

词形变化

green handshakes 复数 green handshakes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bribe, or a transfer of money that the interested parties represent as a tip but that disinterested third parties are likely to view as a bribe.

    习语

    ended the long local tradition of green handshakes for building inspectors

词源

Because U.S. dollar bills are green; the term reflects euphemistic irony, as it implies that a handshake that hands them off is more than a mere handshake.

来源：wiktionary