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
Morrigan-Irish Mythology
AnnabelAN-ə-bel (English)English, Dutch
Sans-Medieval Spanish
Roswitha-German
&Thorn;ÓR-Icelandic
Willis['wilis]