well-oiled
operating with efficiency: a well-oiled department.
Slang. drunk.
Origin of well-oiled
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How to use well-oiled in a sentence
It was such a well-oiled, fun, beautiful production machine.
They all play a part in this whirling, well oiled machine, helping bring The Macallan to life.
So one is like a brand-new thing, and one is like a well-oiled machine.
Julian Casablancas Enters the Void: On the Strokes’ Friction, Why He Left NYC, and Starting Over | Marlow Stern | October 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne step closer to turning the tide of the addiction taboo that operates like well-oiled spin machine.
Great athletes are like well-oiled machines, and as such need regular maintenance to make sure they function at their best.
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The key turned easily—no rust there—the springs and the tumblers had been well oiled, like the hinges.
Tiger Cat | David H. KellerThe road over which the auto-bus rolled was wide and well oiled—a splendid automobile track.
Ruth Fielding At College | Alice B. EmersonThen the handle of the door was softly turned, and the door itself, moving on its well-oiled hinges, was gently pushed inward.
The Animal Story Book | VariousAfter a long rest all the bearings should be well oiled, the lamp refilled, and the machine generally overhauled.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2 | VariousIt had fallen into the moss, but the well-oiled, perfect-fitting chamber had kept its cartridges dry.
The Backwoodsmen | Charles G. D. Roberts
British Dictionary definitions for well-oiled
(well oiled when postpositive) informal drunk
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