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grease the skids

grease the skids verb: to create conditions likely to produce or hasten favorable future developments.

Verb

grease the skids (third-person singular simple present greases the skids, present participle greasing the skids, simple past and past participle greased the skids)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To create conditions likely to produce or hasten favorable future developments.

Synonyms of grease the skids

Forms of grease the skids

third-person singular presentgreases the skids
present participlegreasing the skids
past participlegreased the skids
pastgreased the skids

Questions about grease the skids

What does grease the skids mean?
Grease the skids means to create conditions likely to produce or hasten favorable future developments.
What part of speech is grease the skids?
Grease the skids is a verb.
What is the past tense of grease the skids?
The past tense of grease the skids is greased the skids.

Words near grease the skids in the dictionary

  1. grease pot
  2. grease pots
  3. grease someone's palm
  4. grease spot
  5. grease spots
  6. grease the skids
  7. grease the wheels
  8. grease up
  9. grease-monkey
  10. grease-monkeys
  11. grease-paint

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