oil the wheels

See: GREASE THE WHEELS.

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grease the wheels

[grease the wheels] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something or act to make something go smoothly or happen in the way that is wanted. * /Mr. Davis asked a friend […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[spin one's wheels] {v. phr.} 1. Said of cars stuck in snow or mud whose wheels are turning without the car moving forward. * /There was so much snow on […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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