Grease It Up
Noun
a person who repairs cars for a living
grease monkey
Gross! Why do you let your hair get so dirty? Just because your job is a grease monkey, doesn't mean you have to be grimy like the cars you fix!
Gross! Why do you let your hair get so dirty? Just because your job is a grease monkey, doesn't mean you have to be grimy like the cars you fix!
Noun
hard physical work, especially vigorous polishing or cleaning
elbow grease
Very funny! Now, how about you make yourself useful and help me with this car! You need to give it some elbow grease to get it looking beautiful.
Very funny! Now, how about you make yourself useful and help me with this car! You need to give it some elbow grease to get it looking beautiful.
Phrase
secretly give someone money to do something
greased your palm
THIS car? We have 5 cars ahead of this one to finish. Oh I get it, the owner greased your palm to finish hers first!
THIS car? We have 5 cars ahead of this one to finish. Oh I get it, the owner greased your palm to finish hers first!
Phrase
to make things go more smoothly
grease the wheels
You are right! Now, if you keep your mouth shut, I'll give you an extra helper to grease the wheels and make sure her car is done perfectly by noon. OK?
You are right! Now, if you keep your mouth shut, I'll give you an extra helper to grease the wheels and make sure her car is done perfectly by noon. OK?
Phrase
a cheap restaurant serving fried foods
greasy spoon
Yep, it'll be done right and on time. Then how 'bout we have lunch at the greasy spoon? I'll be starving by then!
Yep, it'll be done right and on time. Then how 'bout we have lunch at the greasy spoon? I'll be starving by then!