oil the wheels



oil the wheels

to make it easier for something to happen (usually + of ) An aid programme was established to oil the wheels of economic reform in the region.
See pour oil on troubled waters
See also: oil, wheel

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TiitusTEE:-toos (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian
Yasen-Bulgarian
Mefodiy-Russian (Archaic)
Sewerynse-VE-rinPolish
Tikva-Hebrew
Zayd-Arabic