grease the wheels
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While commitments can grease the wheels of a supply chain during a boom, they also serve as insurance for suppliers against an unexpected downturn in end demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Yet as long as unemployment remains low, Americans should have enough confidence to keep spending to grease the wheels of the economy.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2025
But as Douthat knows, some pretense is always necessary to grease the wheels of personal relations, especially of diplomacy.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2025
That could help Capital One and Discover grease the wheels with regulators and gain approval for the deal because antitrust regulators have long had those payment giants in their crosshairs.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Now, then, my hand is on the throttle, grease the wheels, oil the walves, poke the fires, hook on, and let’s yank her through with a will!’”
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 by Various
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