grease the wheels
Obere Mittelstufe (B2) informal
To make something easier or speed it up, sometimes using money or favors.
"A well-placed gift can sometimes help grease the wheels of bureaucracy."
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Is America In A Recession? Feat. The Plain Bagel
In Good Faith with Philip DeFranco · 74:14
into the grease the wheels argument, and
Is America In A Recession? Feat. The Plain Bagel
In Good Faith with Philip DeFranco · 71:18
the uh the exact opposite of grease the wheels.