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squeaky wheels get oiledAlternative form of squeaky wheel gets the grease.Rate it:

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the wheels came off the busSynonym of the wheels fell offRate it:

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unless the wheels available to you aren't made for the vehicle you're trying to drive.Follow-up to the phrase, "No need to reinvent the wheel." Meant for when one does, in fact, need to reinvent a process to account for accumulated changes that make the old status-quo obsolete.Rate it:

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wheels atA time to leaveRate it:

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set the wheels in motionto initiate a chain of events necessary to help one achieve a goal (more quickly)Rate it:

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spin one's wheelsTo make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere.Rate it:

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grease the wheelsTo create conditions likely to produce or hasten favorable future developments.Rate it:

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hell on wheelsTough, aggressive, lawless, wild.Rate it:

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meals on wheelsFood delivered to the homes of those unable to cook for themselves.Rate it:

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motel on wheelsRecreational Vehicle or a VanRate it:

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on wheelsHaving wheels affixed to the bottom, and so transportable.Rate it:

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on wheelsTo a large degree, excessive.Rate it:

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on wheelsMobile; able to be moved.Rate it:

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set of wheelscarRate it:

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spin one's wheelsWaste time, money and energy.Rate it:

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spinning my wheelsWorking hard but not getting anywhereRate it:

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the wheels came offSynonym of the wheels fell offRate it:

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the wheels came off the wagonSynonym of the wheels fell offRate it:

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the wheels fell offSomething failed, often after a laborious, tiring process.Rate it:

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the wheels fell off the busSynonym of the wheels fell offRate it:

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the wheels fell off the wagonSynonym of the wheels fell offRate it:

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till the wheels fall offliteral meaning - to drive a car until it won't run any more; figurative meaning - dedicated to the end; indicates relentless effort, commitment to something until it is no longer viable/possible/usableRate it:

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wheels upMore of a question than an answer: Does this mean when the plane is directed to depart, when the wheels leave the tarmac, or when the wheels are retracted into the body of the plane?Rate it:

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bunny hopA jump made where both wheels leave the ground.Rate it:

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toe inTo align the front wheels of a vehicle so that they point slightly toward each other.Rate it:

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