grease the wheels
Upper Intermediate (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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Kitchen Table Talk with the Harpers
Two and a Half Men · 56:00
Grease the wheels.
Kitchen Table Talk with the Harpers
Two and a Half Men · 55:54
Now, is this an offering to grease the wheels
Is America In A Recession? Feat. The Plain Bagel
In Good Faith with Philip DeFranco · 70:02
called the uh hypothesis is called grease the wheels,
Is America In A Recession? Feat. The Plain Bagel
In Good Faith with Philip DeFranco · 74:13
Yeah, I mean, that's again, that leans into the grease the wheels argument,
Trump TRIGGERS Redistricting CHAOS as GOP PUSHES Power Grab Nationwide
Raging Moderates · 16:53
DHS personnel starting in May if the House didn't act helped grease the wheels.