grease the wheels

idiom

: 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 To grease the wheels of diplomacy, Obama turned a blind eye to the malign behavior of Iran and its terrorist proxies. The Editors, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024 This collection of 36 short profiles by as many authors affectionately portrays the middlemen and facilitators who grease the wheels of life in Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) in imaginative ways. Lisa Bjorkman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021 Instead, many top statutes govern the functioning of the court system itself, offering a window onto the lunch-pail, nuts-and-bolts, workmanlike laws that grease the wheels of a (mostly) stable and functioning society. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023 Several key trends are beginning to grease the wheels of a new era in live entertainment. Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for grease the wheels 

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“Grease the wheels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grease%20the%20wheels. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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