Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
grease the skids — If you grease the skids, you facilitate something … The small dictionary of idiomes
grease the skids — If you grease the skids, you facilitate something. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
grease the skids — informal help matters run smoothly his mission was to use his budgetary skills to grease the skids for new projects … Useful english dictionary
grease the wheels — US also grease the skids) ► to make something happen more easily: »More investment is needed to grease the wheels of reform. Main Entry: ↑grease … Financial and business terms
grease the wheels (also the skids) informal, — grease the wheels (also the skids) informal, chiefly N. Amer. another way of saying oil the wheels (see oil). → grease … English new terms dictionary
grease — 1. to bribe The usage predates OIL, of which it is a euphemistic synonym. Either tout court, as a verb or noun, or in phrases such as grease hands, palms, paws, the skids, the system, etc.: With gold and grotes they grease my hands, In… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
grease — noun 1》 a thick oily substance, especially as used as a lubricant. 2》 animal fat used or produced in cooking. verb smear or lubricate with grease. Phrases grease the palm of informal bribe. [grease expressing the sense cause to run smoothly and… … English new terms dictionary
List of The Transformers characters — This is a list of characters appearing in the original American Transformers cartoon, first aired between 1984 and 1987. Contents 1 Autobots 2 Decepticons 3 Humans 4 Aliens and Monsters … Wikipedia
Kenny Cooper — Football player infobox playername = Kenny Cooper fullname = dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|10|21 cityofbirth = Baltimore, MD countryofbirth = United States height = height|ft=6|in=3 currentclub = FC Dallas clubnumber = 33 position =… … Wikipedia
Book — A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf… … Wikipedia
