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1 well-oiled
(a) (machinery) bien graissé;∎ the operation ran like a well-oiled machine l'opération s'est parfaitement déroulée -
2 well-oiled
1 lit [machine, engine] bien graissé ; fig ( smooth-running) [department, organization] bien au point ;2 ○ ( drunk) bien parti ○, soûl. -
3 oiled
oiled [ɔɪld]∎ to be well oiled être complètement bourré -
4 oil
[oil] 1. noun(a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) huile2. verb(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) graisser- oils- oily - oilfield - oil paint - oil painting - oil palm - oil-rig - oil-tanker - oil-well - strike oil
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well oiled — ˌwell ˈoiled [well oiled] adjective operating smoothly and well • The system ran like a well oiled machine … Useful english dictionary
well-oiled — [ ,wel ɔıld ] adjective INFORMAL 1. ) a well oiled system, project, or company operates without problems. Each of these can also be referred to as a well oiled machine. 2. ) BRITISH drunk … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
well oiled — oiled oiled (oild), a. 1. Covered or treated with oil; dressed with, or soaked in, oil. [1913 Webster] 2. Drunk; inebriated. [slang] [PJC] {Oiled silk}, silk rendered waterproof by saturation with boiled oil. {well oiled}, (a) operating smoothly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
well-oiled — adj a well oiled machine an organization or system that works very well … Dictionary of contemporary English
well-oiled machine — Something that functions very well is a well oiled machine … The small dictionary of idiomes
well-oiled — If someone is well oiled, they have drunk a lot … The small dictionary of idiomes
well oiled — adj. Slang drunk; oiled * * * … Universalium
well oiled — adj. Slang drunk; oiled … English World dictionary
well-oiled — well′ oiled′ adj. cvb operating with efficiency; functioning well … From formal English to slang
well-oiled — 1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ He was well oiled and couldn’t stand up. □ Get him well oiled and break the news to him. 2. mod. talkative. □ She was sure ell oiled. I thought she’d never stop talking … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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