Question

I thought the guards would give us trouble, but apparently he had paid them off.

Accepted Answer

(transitivehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive, informalhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#informal) To bribehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bribe, especially to deter oversight.

Sentence	I thought the guards would give us trouble, but apparently he had paid them off.
Definition	( transitive https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive , informal https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#informal ) To bribe https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bribe , especially to deter oversight.

I Thought Guards Give Trouble Apparently Paid Deter