like greased lightning Definition

grease
noun

1. Animal fat softened by melting or cooking.
2. Any thick oily substance, especially a lubricant for the moving parts of machinery.

Thesaurus: oil, ointment, unction, wax, salve, tallow, unguent, fat, lard.

verb

greased, greasing
1. To lubricate or dirty something with grease.

Thesaurus: oil, lubricate, anoint, smear, swab, salve, daub, pomade.

Idiom: grease someone's palm (grease someone's hand)

colloq
To bribe them.

Idiom: grease the wheels

colloq
To make progress easier.

Idiom: like greased lightning

Very quickly.

Etymology: 13c: from French graisse.