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не подмажешь-не поедешь

ударения
погов. you need to grease some palms (VLZ_58); People can't be pleased unless their palms are greased (george serebryakov); People can only be pleased by having their palms greased (george serebryakov)
посл. no silver, no servant; he who will reap must sow. (Andrey Truhachev)
разг. some palms need to be greased; some wheels or palms need to be greased (о необходимости дать взятку said when a bribe is needed (in Russian literally "you don't move if you don't grease the wheels"))
не подмажешь – не поедешь
общ. money talks (Anglophile)
амер. if you don't grease the wheels the cart won't go (Maggie)