grease : Idioms & Phrases

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axle grease

  • noun a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles
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Elbow grease

  • noun use of physical or mental energy; hard work
    exertion; effort; travail; sweat.
    • he got an A for effort
    • they managed only with great exertion
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  • energetic application of force in manual labor. Low
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Golden grease

  • a bribe; a fee. Slang
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goose grease

  • noun grease derived from geese
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Grease bush

  • . (Bot.) Same as Grease wood (below).
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grease monkey

  • noun someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
    auto-mechanic; automobile mechanic; car-mechanic; mechanic.
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Grease moth

  • (Zoöl.), a pyralid moth (Aglossa pinguinalis) whose larva eats greasy cloth, etc.
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grease one's palms

  • verb make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
    corrupt; buy; bribe.
    • This judge can be bought
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Grease wood

  • (Bot.), a scraggy, stunted, and somewhat prickly shrub (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) of the Spinach family, very abundant in alkaline valleys from the upper Missouri to California. The name is also applied to other plants of the same family, as several species of Atriplex and Obione.
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grease-gun

  • noun a hand-operated pump that resembles a revolver; forces grease into parts of a machine
    gun.
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hair grease

  • noun a toiletry for the hair
    hair tonic; hair oil; hairdressing.
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To grease in the hand

  • to corrupt by bribes.
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wool grease

  • noun a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics
    lanolin; wool fat.
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