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

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

Established to grease the wheels of regulatory conversation and submission for innovative devices that promise to help patients with debilitating disease, the FDA has stamped 1,176 products with the breakthrough label — and so far authorized 160 of them to enter the market. — Katie Palmer, STAT, 14 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for grease the wheels

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