صيغ مركبة:
grease | |
| الإنجليزية | العربية |
bobbing,
bobbing grease,
bobbing compound n | (metal polish) | شحم الصقل، شحم التلميع |
| elbow grease n | figurative (physical effort) | الكدح، الكدّ |
| It takes a considerable amount of elbow grease to clean the oven. |
| grease gun n | (device: lubricates) | مضخة تشحيم |
| Mechanics use a grease gun to maintain lubrication. |
| grease monkey n | slang, figurative (mechanic) | ميكانيكي |
| I took my car to the local grease monkey, and now it runs worse than ever! |
grease the wheels,
grease the way,
grease the skids (US),
oil the wheels (UK) v expr | figurative (make [sth] go more smoothly) | يسرّع الأمور، يسهّل الأمور |
| Richard's friend greased the wheels a little to help him get his job application processed early. |
grease the wheels for [sb],
grease the way for [sb] (US),
oil the wheels for [sb] (UK) v expr | figurative (make [sth] go more smoothly for [sb]) | يسهّل الأمور على شخص/شيء |
grease the wheels of [sth] (US),
oil the wheels of [sth] (UK) v expr | (make [sth] go more smoothly) | يسهّل شيئًا، يسرّع شيئًا |
| grease trap n | (part of a sink) | مصيدة الشحم |
grease [sb]'s palm,
grease the palm of [sb],
grease [sb]'s hand,
grease the hand of [sb] v expr | figurative (bribe) | يرشو أحدًا |
greasepaint,
grease paint,
grease-paint n | (stage make-up) | الماكياج المسرحي |
