adjective
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a well-oiled machine
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If you're trained correctly you become like a well-oiled machine .
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It was running like a well-oiled machine , instead of like a slightly out-of-control summer camp.
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This could never happen in the Bush operation, which has been turning out policy positions like a well-oiled machine .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A whitewashed verandah contained bags of wheat and well-oiled harnesses.
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But there was nothing laconic about his mind, which was known to tick over like a well-oiled clock.
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He might say Don't you think having a well-oiled rifle is more important?
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He was a handsome young guy with a head of well-oiled reddish hair.
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The heavy ornate kitchen door swung silently open on well-oiled hinges.
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This could never happen in the Bush operation, which has been turning out policy positions like a well-oiled machine.
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You must also buy three large tubes of silicone and a well-oiled silicone gun.