blood money
n.— «The impetus came from Ms. Nagle, who has long been fascinated by the Sanitation Department.…Blood money is “overtime for working snow once the novelty has worn off.”» —“Nothing’s Wasted, Especially Garbage” by Edward Rothstein New York Times Mar. 31, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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