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greased the skids

greased the skids is the simple past and past participle of grease the skids.

Meaning of grease the skids

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.

Questions about greased the skids

What is greased the skids the simple past and past participle of?
Greased the skids is the simple past and past participle of grease the skids.

Words near greased the skids in the dictionary

  1. greased landing
  2. greased landings
  3. greased lightning
  4. greased one's gills
  5. greased someone's palm
  6. greased the skids
  7. greased the wheels
  8. greased up
  9. greasegrass
  10. greasehead
  11. greaseheads

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