grease the wheels

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.

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