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the squeaky wheel gets the oil

the squeaky wheel gets the oil is the alternative form of the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Meaning of the squeaky wheel gets the grease

Proverb

the squeaky wheel gets the grease

  1. The person who complains or speaks up most loudly receives the redress or attention which they seek.
    • I think it's true what they say about the squeaky wheel / Always getting the grease1979, James Taylor, “Shower the People”, in In the Pocket, →OCLC

Questions about the squeaky wheel gets the oil

What is the squeaky wheel gets the oil the alternative form of?
The squeaky wheel gets the oil is the alternative form of the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Words near the squeaky wheel gets the oil in the dictionary

  1. the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
  2. the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak
  3. the spirit moves someone
  4. the spoils belong to the victor
  5. the squeaky wheel gets the grease
  6. the squeaky wheel gets the oil
  7. the squirts
  8. the sticks
  9. The Storm
  10. the story goes
  11. the straw that broke the camel's back

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