| 单词 | to grease the wheels |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto grease the wheels a. With direct reference to the literal senses; to grease the wheels: to make things run smoothly; to provide the entertainment, pay the expenses. ΚΠ c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 260 As a carte-qweel, drye & vngrecyd, cryeth lowdest of oþere qwelys; So, þou drye & noȝt grecyd wyth grace grucchyst lowdest. 1575 G. Gascoigne David's Salut. to Betzabe 33 Posies 289 She greazde this guest with sause of Sorcerie. a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) iv. iii. 196 Ingratefull man with Licourish draughts And Morsels Vnctious, greases his pure minde, That from it all Consideration slippes. View more context for this quotation 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. ii. ix. 308 To day, the wheels are greased by your humble servant. 1857 A. H. Elton Below Surface III. vii. 153 The party I mean is a glutton for money, but I will do my best with him. I think a hundred pounds..would grease the wheels. < as lemmas |
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