bribe

bribe (someone) into (doing something)

To use a gift or reward to entice someone into doing something. With the promise of candy, I was able to bribe my little sister into cleaning my room. No amount of money will bribe me into abandoning my morals, sir!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bribe someone into doing something

to pay money to get someone to do something. You can't bribe me into doing anything! Max bribed Lily into leaving early.
See also: bribe
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • bribe (someone) into (doing something)
  • bribe into doing
  • cajole
  • cajole (one) into (something)
  • cajole into
  • bring (someone or something) into action
  • bring into action
  • entice
  • entice (someone or something) into (something)
  • dangle a carrot in front of someone
References in periodicals archive
Prosecutors said the Asian customer, who is also accused of offering a bribe, had agreed with the worker to conduct the forgery.
At least 13 per cent told EACC in the month-long survey that they paid the bribe "to avoid problems with authorities".And while the national average of the bribes Kenyans gave dropped by almost Sh2,000 from 2016, the survey showed that those who paid bribes to obtain services from public offices shot up to 62.2 percent in 2017, from 46 percent the previous year.
Summary: Defendant took bribes from driver to tamper with papers and pass cars that failed technical tests
The survey asked people how often they had to pay a bribe, give a gift, or do a favour, including for the police, judge or court officials, teachers, hospital staff or a government official for getting some documents or services.
Police said the suspect admitted to exploiting his job for personal gain and accepting a bribe.
What makes this data set unique is that it contains self-reported bribing in addition to perceptions of corruption, whereas existing corruption data sets offer information only on perceptions or willingness to bribe. Thus, the data allow us to expand methodologically and intuitively on the existing literature.
FOOTBALL FIFA whistleblower Chuck Blazer has said he and others took bribes for South Africa to host the 2010 World Cup, in a testimony published by the United States Department of Justice.
The team was alerted about Kumar entering Logapathy's chamber with the alleged bribe amount and then came out without it.
Legalize bribe giving, double the fine for bribe taking, and make the bribe taker pay back the bribe if discovered.
One in three Ukrainians in 2013 said they personally found themselves in a bribe situation in the past year, up from 23% in 2009, the last full year of Viktor Yuschenko's presidency.
Head of Academy of Interior Ministry Almaz Bazarbaev and Deputy Head of Academy Rakhmatillo Amiraev were arrested for attempt of bribe extortion on March 13, press secretary of Interior Ministry Jorobai Abdraimov told AKIpress.
This paper draws on unique insights about the nature of bribe payments to determine the factors driving the composition of bribes (whether cash or non-cash) and their timing (whether prepayment or payment at the time of 'service').
The driver was reportedly challaned after he had refused a bribe.
Why high ups do not take action against such officials as they know it very well that which official takes bribe and who does not, creates questions whether they are involved in the wrong deeds or are coward.