grease the wheels

idiom

: to improve an essential or functioning part of an organization, process, etc.

They hoped that the tax cuts would grease the wheels of the economy.

Examples of grease the wheels in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The false premise that mass deportation would only target those already with an undocumented status has helped grease the wheels for sweeping abductions of individuals and families who have been living peacefully and working hard in communities across the country. —Karen Tumlin, Time, 6 May 2025

This undoubtedly helped to grease the wheels for players moving between the two clubs — a relationship which proved to be reciprocal. —Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024

Far from being an act of resistance, could de-skilling actually grease the wheels of avant-garde acculturation, facilitating the movement of capital into every last nook and cranny of cultural production, even the most seemingly resistant? —Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024

To grease the wheels of diplomacy, Obama turned a blind eye to the malign behavior of Iran and its terrorist proxies. —The Editors, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024

Rhymes for grease the wheels

• automobiles
• abeles
• appeals
• conceals
• flywheels
• ideals
• newsreels
• ordeals
• repeals
• reveals
• beals
• deals