make the world go round



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make the world go round

To be of critical or integral importance to the ordinary operation of life or the world at large. (Sometimes used hyperbolically.) It's an unavoidable truth that money and commerce make the world go round. I tell you, coffee made the world go round when I was in grad school!
See also: make, round, world

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Adaliaa-də-LIE-ə (English), ə-DAH-lee-ə (English)Biblical
Tielo-Medieval German
LilianLIL-ee-ən (English)English, French
Nikolina-Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
SiemSEEMDutch
Praveena-Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi