| 单词 | grease the wheels |
| 释义 | grease the wheelsSEE SYNONYMS FOR grease the wheels ON THESAURUS.COM Also, oil the wheels. Make things run smoothly, as in You can count on Ben to grease the wheels so we'll be waited on promptly. This metaphoric expression transfers literal lubrication to figurative. [Mid-1600s] Words nearby grease the wheelsgrease paint, grease pencil, greaseproof paper, greaser, grease someone's palm, grease the wheels, greasewood, greasies, greasy, greasy spoon, greasy wool The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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