袖そでの下した

noun

bribe; money under the table

Idiomatic expression for a bribe, often implying a discreet, underhanded payment. Literally 'under the sleeve', evoking the image of slipping money secretly.

• 役やく人にんに袖そでの下したを渡わたすのは犯はん罪ざいだ。

  Giving a bribe to a public official is a crime.

• 彼かれは袖そでの下したを使つか