“grease the wheels”
To grease the wheels means to make a process, situation, or relationship run more smoothly by providing help, incentives, or informal payments to remove obstacles. It often implies using money, favors, or persuasion to facilitate progress. Listen to how native speakers pronounce "grease the wheels" in the video clips below.
Hear how "grease the wheels" sounds in real speech — 1,000 examples from 10 videos, movies, and TV shows. Sources: This Is Us, Better Call Saul, Harley Quinn, Shameless, Lucifer and 5 more.
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TV ShowThis Is Us
This Is Us — S06E11
“grease the wheels?”
when Mom leaves town to sort of, uh, … - You're disgusting. Get away.
- I'm disgust...?
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YouTubePowerfulJRE1.5M views · 2024-09-24
Joe Rogan Experience #2205 - Legion of Skanks
“grease the wheels for a little bit good”
think we good-looking people we want to … looking people have a have it pretty
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YouTubeLex Fridman1.4M views · 2022-12-12
Ed Calderon: Mexican Drug Cartels | Lex Fridman Podcast #346
“Grease the wheels with the uh director”
uh time period so you go off and uh … of the school people hearing this in
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TV ShowBetter Call Saul
Better Call Saul — S02E05
“Grease the wheels of justice. Give me--”
It's a gift. That's how it works here. … That's not how it works. You submit
the paperwork and you get a date, period.
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TV ShowHarley Quinn
Harley Quinn — S03E03
“- Grease the wheels?
- Oh, Harley.”
You know, to grease the wheels. … You of all people must know that these awards are mostly political.
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TV ShowShameless
Shameless — S11E08
“grease the wheels
of justice.”
When I get in,
I'm gonna try to … Do we have
any triple-A batteries?
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YouTubeKill Tony3.3M views · 2026-02-10
KT #755 - DR PHIL (ADAM RAY) + SAL VULCANO, + GREG FITZSIMMONS
“grease the wheels quite often. Yeah.”
stand, so you are out there trying to … >> Well, uh it's a simple yes or no
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YouTubeThe Infographics Show1.0M views · 2023-07-22
What Happens to Your Body in a Coma? And Other Body Experiences - Compilation
“Grease the wheels of our social”
nobody likes a dirty liar and yet we … interactions every single day with a
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TV ShowLucifer
Lucifer — S02E15
“would grease the wheels
on Wolfe's admission.”
Well, she implied that a hefty
contribution to the school … So you made the contribution
and Wolfe was still rejected?
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TV ShowOnly Murders In The Building
Only Murders In The Building — S04E04
“will grease the wheels.”
Uh, well, maybe this... … That's in addition to the five.
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