grease the wheels 的定义
- Also, oil the wheels. Make things run smoothly, as in You can count on Ben to grease the wheels so we'll be waited on promptly. This metaphoric expression transfers literal lubrication to figurative. [Mid-1600s]
grease the wheels 近义词
等同于 assist
grease the wheels 的近义词 41 个
- aid
- back
- benefit
- boost
- cooperate
- expedite
- facilitate
- reinforce
- support
- sustain
- take care of
- abet
- collaborate
- further
- hype
- plug
- puff
- push
- relieve
- serve
- stump
- thump
- bail out
- do for
- give a boost
- give a leg up
- give a lift
- go down the line for
- go for
- go to bat for
- go with
- lend a hand
- make a pitch for
- open doors
- put on the map
- ride shotgun
- root for
- run interference for
- stand up for
- work for
- work with
grease the wheels 的反义词 18 个
等同于 facilitate
更多grease the wheels例句
- France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
- Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
- Three on-the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters who came from Phoenix.
- The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 6, 1/2-cup ramekins and set aside.
- Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
- He was between the wheels when we stopped, and I planted a crutch on one of his bare feet and embraced him.
- You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
- Mr. Slocum was not educated in a university, and his life has been in by-paths, and out-of-the-way places.
- I drew back from the rim of Writing-On-the-Stone, that set of whispered phrases echoing in my ears.