Just had to bribe my ski instructor with champagne to get that perfect parallel turn... and by 'bribe' I mean 'winked at him with my eyes' and 'accidentally' spilled champagne on his jacket
bribe them with your child. have her turn up the cuteness to get them to leave.
Trying to bribe the cat with a cat condo. Hoping she'll realize there's a bed on top. It's progress, at least.
bribe needed/expected
paying the bribe in the full price of the items I am stealing
He says this for the sole purpose of extracting a bribe from his allies, and everybody knows it
It sounds like Biden/Harris are trying to delay a major war with Iran until after the US pres election, but Israel isn't listening, as usual, and is using their lobbies leverage which pays US gov nicely. US is trying to bribe them in return. Iran is in position, could strike Israel preemptively. 🤔
I wish I kept it but I read a quote somewhere in an article in the New Yorker or Foreign Affairs or something like that which suggested American politicians being ridiculously easy to bribe is a well-trod joke in the international community.
The US is trying to bribe Israel to keep them from striking Iran's oil facilities and disrupting the precious oil market. www.kan.org.il/content/kan-...
I'd been thinking offhandedly to myself "I wonder what horrible shit we'll try and bribe Israel with to try and avoid war with Iran." I guess the answer is a "compensation package" of "extensive" diplomatic backing and military assistance in exchange for not hitting "certain targets" in Iran.
מאז המתקפה האיראנית משוחחים גורמים אמריקנים עם גורמים ישראלים בנוגע לתגובה הישראלית הצפויה נגד טהראן. ההצעה האמריקנית: גיבוי דיפלומטי נרחב וסיוע צבאי נוסף