They had to 'grease the palms of' a few inspectors at city hall to get the permits they needed to start building.
They hoped that the tax cuts would 'grease the wheels' of the economy. [=would help the economy work better]
It's going to take some 'elbow grease' to get this counter clean.
(..) As do I. You know,I'm sure if you just apologize to gablehauser,he would give you your job back. I don't want my job back. I've spent the past three and a half years staring at grease boards full of equations. Before that,I spent four years working on my thesis. Before that,I was in college,and (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Luminous Fish Effect Season: 1 Episode 4