grease the wheels
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It helped that the production had Lewis Hamilton, one of the best drivers in the history of the sport, on board as a producer to help grease the wheels with the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, the governing body of F1.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet as long as unemployment remains low, Americans should have enough confidence to keep spending to grease the wheels of the economy.
From MarketWatch
But as Douthat knows, some pretense is always necessary to grease the wheels of personal relations, especially of diplomacy.
From Salon
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
It’s obvious why Amazon would want to grease the wheels of government in the Inland Empire.
From Los Angeles Times
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