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Jemandem etwas zustecken
In German
Jemandem etwas zustecken
yeh-man-dem et-vas tsoo-shtek-en
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📖 Literal Translation
To slip something to someone
💡 Meaning
To secretly give someone money or a gift, often as a bribe or an unofficial payment.
🌍 Equivalent:"To slip someone something"
📜 Origin:The idiom describes the physical act of discreetly passing something, often money, into someone's hand or pocket to avoid drawing attention.
Example Sentences
1
Er hat dem Kellner heimlich ein Trinkgeld zugesteckt.
He secretly slipped a tip to the waiter.
2
Manchmal muss man dem Pförtner etwas zustecken, damit er ein Auge zudrückt.
Sometimes you have to slip something to the doorman so he turns a blind eye.