oil the wheels
Example Sentences
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She’s given you this money to oil the wheels of your own ingenuity, and you’ve begun doing just that.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025
But according to Dr Nikita Ved, from the 1928 Institute, their legacy would not only be "to oil the wheels of Indian independence but to lay the foundation stones for contemporary British Asians".
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2021
At diplomatic events in particular, she is there to provide a warm welcome, to oil the wheels of conversation and support her husband, all the while keeping her opinions to herself.
From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2017
Even animal welfare is sensitive in a proposed accord where both sides would recognize each others standards to oil the wheels of commerce.
From Scientific American • Mar. 12, 2014
The chief end of "good manners" is to oil the wheels of social converse.
From Quit Your Worrying! by James, George Wharton
