"A little greasing in the right places will save your pump," Connor suggested casually, splashing some water on his face.

His holiday is certain to include the upkeep of steering gears or the greasing of a deck-winch.

There was meat indeed now, and much fat for the greasing of bodies, which had long itched for want of it.

It requires no greasing.

A professional greasing.

A special light-weight tripod was sent out from the UK (and after much greasing of palms, finally made it through customs).

After assembly, the only care COLBERT should need is an occasional greasing of its bearings.

In 1921, Sinclair Oil Company opens first modern service station in Chicago called "Greasing Palace No. 1".

On her devolved the greasing of the official wheels, the snipping off of red tape in numberless telephonic duels, and the bearding of the managerial face.

I read the Feb. 17 opinion essay ["Greasing Nassau's Squeaky Wheels"] with some amusement, but also some concern.

When the pace is plodding and the Nets' grinding offense needs a good greasing, they point to Jason Kidd, then turn inward and find their true identity: defense.

The greasing of government palms - without the scrutiny of a free press or the restraint of independent judiciaries - was advertised as a newly stable form of capitalism.

Kennedy's men returned with a suitcase full of $35,000, making it one of the more famous instances of miscommunication in the greasing of political palms in Logan history.

Progress Healthier Lifestyle heart Silverstone tin from George Wilkinson Ltd; The non-stick finish needs no greasing and is endorsed by Weightwatcher's recipes.

Because of the volume of exchanges these days, she said, e-mail puts a premium on saving time and money by keeping messages short and succinct "with no social greasing of verbal interactions."

Though our western root word indicates a greasing of the head or skin with what is generally used as food, we understand "anointing" today to involve broader beliefs and practices, from ritual to talismanic.

And if anyone has evidence to show that the greasing of palms has been detremental to the development of football, especially in Africa and Asia then I will be happy to admit it.

And given a record of 2-4 compiled on the road, and a positioning in last place, which is where we left these gladiators at the end of last season, the trap door would be receiving a good greasing.

"It's a greasing of the skids for a new generation of nuclear power plants that can come on line with no public oversight and a one-shot licensing process," the director, Scott G. Denman, said.

She was raised again by the British in 1921 under their mandate for Tanganyika, where it was found that she was so well preserved by the greasing, that little work needed to be done to repair her.

Eventually he tired of continually looking over his shoulder, and moved his headquarters to Mozambique, where the Portugese were happy to let him set up shop as long as he remembered that colonial palms needed constant greasing.

Baudet-Donon-Roussel proposed to build a tank with the general outlines of the Char B1, including a high track run, but with seven road wheels per side, that did not require a daily greasing, using sealed ball-bearings.

Note that roughing is usually done on a solid grinding wheel and for an extra fine polish the greasing operation may be broken up into two operations: rough greasing and fine greasing.

Further precautionary steps were added by management and the sheriff's office, determined to keep the decorum: no beer sales, addition of police dogs to field security, and, it was rumored, even the greasing of the goal posts, so happy fans would just slide off them, like firemen.

The slur likely derived from what was considered one of the lowliest occupations typically held by Mexicans, the greasing of the axles of wagons, they also greased animal hides that were taken to California where Mexicans loaded them onto clipper ships (a greaser).

Several years later she was called to read for Grease.

When it comes to money, my hands have grease on them.

Through the grease on the window you see only the house next door.

Now the grease on her skin felt like nothing more than a little oil.

His grease job worked well enough, but he was huge, though.

We'll give it a grease and an oil change while it's over.

He's just trying to take the grease out of his fingers.

The grease on the tape could have come from a car.

It was hard and firm, with just a little grease running out.

Some of them last through, eating all the grease they can get.

Not so much as a grease spot on the floor.

But the mechanism may not have any grease at all.

The structures are too big to run without a little grease.

All the tiny lines in his hands were full of grease.

I'd rather not get grease and dirt all over me.

The first performance given by students was of the musical Grease.

A little grease is what makes this world go round.

When the grease comes off these, they might be fired.

But not all of the money went for elbow grease.

I'll report in full and go to bed tasting grease.

He had a supporting role in the 1978 film Grease.

All he had to do was grease a few palms.

But both could be destroyed by a lack of grease.

A little experience, elbow grease and heart can sometimes take you much further.

I woke up everyone with grease coming out of my mouth.

Some of you would have to be greased up, though.

The door of the fire escape had also been greased.

Often, the way was greased by payments to the local police.

Take on that role, you better keep the wheels greased.

"But, can you get to that level without greasing some people?"

She hoped there'd be a party of people, perhaps greased up against the sun.

Suddenly she was sliding into it, as if her body were greased.

He must have greased it when she hadn't been watching.

As an inside joke, Short started greasing it straight up.

He was thinking of a tall man, with black hair, greased to his skull.

Allison watched me as I greased up her hot legs.

He felt time slipping through his fist like something that had been greased.

The brakeman's face looked as if it had been greased.

"She just sort of greased her hair back and wore no makeup," he said.

Her mouth didn't work as it had; blood greased the word on its way.

Does anybody still think the path to war wasn't greased by oil?

Politics can be greased by personal influence, but it still runs according to its own logic.

It turns out his front steps have been greased with shortening.

The sweat evenly distributed on his face, as if he'd been greased.

I check him over: square face, small eyes, black hair greased down, nose could have been in a fight.

Black hair, greased back from her face, held a tracery of silver.