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
BrittneyBRIT-neeEnglish (Modern)
Wally['weili]
Dorindadə-RIN-dəEnglish
Jocelynezho-sə-LEENFrench
Sandhya-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
Bandi-Hungarian