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grease wheels

VERB
expedite
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accelerate assist facilitate hasten promote quicken speed urge
STRONG
advance dispatch forward hurry precipitate press railroad rush
WEAK
cut the red tape fast track hand-carry hand-walk handle personally run interference run with the ball shoot through speed up walk it through
Antonyms
STRONGEST
delay hinder hurt retard slow stop
STRONG
halt hold keep wait
WEAK
block cease check

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Instead, the obsession is about the things money can do: open doors, grease wheels, make friends, cushion blows...and win elections.

From Time Magazine Archive