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单词 greasy pole
释义

greasy pole in British English

(ˈɡriːsɪ pəʊl)
noun
1. 
a pole covered with grease to make it slippery and difficult to climb, often used as entertainment
2.  British
the hard route to the top of a profession
insufficiently ruthless to reach the top of the greasy pole

Examples of 'greasy pole' in a sentence
greasy pole

You cannot climb the greasy pole without it.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
To climb the greasy pole you must be competitive and pugnacious.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And that the image is about a lot more than climbing the political greasy pole.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He climbed the greasy pole as a courtier before being parachuted by his political patrons into a safe seat.
The Sun (2015)
But when he reached the top of the greasy pole her life seems to have been one long stressful hell on earth.
The Sun (2008)
They haven't had to climb the greasy pole.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
One employee gave a scathing assessment of what it takes to climb the greasy pole at Lloyds.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Now these were prudent, pragmatic views from men who have successfully climbed the greasy pole of public life.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I don't know if she will choose to be a maverick or climb the greasy pole.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They can focus on climbing Westminster's greasy pole.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
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