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/ɔil/ * danh từ - dầu =mineral oil+ dần khoáng =vegetable and nanimal oil+ dầu thực vật và động vật - (số nhiều) tranh sơn dầu - (thông tục) sự nịnh nọt, sự phỉnh nịnh !to burn the midnight oil - thức khuya học tập (làm việc) !to pour oil upon troubled water - (xem) pour !to pour (throw) oil on the flames - lửa cháy đổ dầu thêm !to smell of oil - chứng tỏ làm việc chăm chỉ, thức khuya dậy sớm !to strike oil - (xem) strike !oil and vinegar - nước và lửa; mặt trăng mặt trời; chó và mèo * ngoại động từ - tra dầu, bôi dầu, lau dầu - thấm dầu, ngấm dầu =oiled sardines+ cá hộp dầu - biến thành dầu - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) đút lót, hối lộ * nội động từ - biến thành dầu !to oil someone's palm - mua chuộc ai, hối lộ ai !to oil one's tongue - nịnh hót, tán khéo !to oil the wheels - (nghĩa bóng) đút lót, hối lộ
См. также в других словарях:
oil the wheels — US grease the wheels) ► to make it easier for something to happen, especially in business or politics: »The new proposal will oil the wheels of deal making by ensuring that the negotiations get off to a quicker start. Main Entry: ↑oil … Financial and business terms
oil the wheels — To do something in order to make things go more smoothly, successfully, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑oil * * * oil the ˈwheels idiom (BrE) (NAmE grease the ˈwheels) … Useful english dictionary
oil the wheels — to make it easier for something to happen. An aid programme was established to oil the wheels of economic reform in the region. (usually + of) … New idioms dictionary
oil the wheels — See: GREASE THE WHEELS … Dictionary of American idioms
oil the wheels — See: GREASE THE WHEELS … Dictionary of American idioms
oil\ the\ wheels — See: grease the wheels … Словарь американских идиом
oil the wheels — Brit. help something go smoothly. → oil … English new terms dictionary
oil the wheels — get things rolling, make an action easier … English contemporary dictionary
grease the wheels (also the skids) informal, — grease the wheels (also the skids) informal, chiefly N. Amer. another way of saying oil the wheels (see oil). → grease … English new terms dictionary
grease the wheels — phrasal : to expedite matters : cause matters to go more smoothly to a desired end * * * grease the wheels (figurative) To make things go smoothly • • • Main Entry: ↑grease * * * help something go smoothly it is inadequate to grease the wheels of … Useful english dictionary
oil — Ⅰ. oil UK US /ɔɪl/ noun [U] ► NATURAL RESOURCES a thick liquid that comes from under the Earth s surface and is used as a fuel and for making plastics, etc.: »More than 6,000 rigs were drilling for oil and gas. »The oil price increase is a… … Financial and business terms
