grease the wheels

phrase

: to improve an essential or functioning part of an organization, process, etc.

They hoped that the tax cuts would grease the wheels of the economy.

Examples of grease the wheels in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With the cap rising and free agency drying up, teams had to get more creative this summer — and that helped grease the wheels to more player movement. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Plus, hosting the Olympics has sometimes served as a way to grease the wheels for more significant public investments in amenities that all residents can enjoy, during and after the Games. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026

That’s not to say the pending legislation won’t help grease the wheels for housing construction and rehabilitation, though, as previously suggested, in some areas more than others. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026

That’s where the business makes its prototypes, along with international shipments, and Miller said the move to the Front Range will help grease the wheels of efficiency on new product launches. — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for grease the wheels

• automobiles
• abeles
• appeals
• conceals
• flywheels
• ideals
• newsreels
• ordeals
• repeals
• reveals
• beals
• deals