The squeaky wheel gets the grease

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This is an American proverb used to convey the idea that the most noticeable (or loudest) people are the ones most likely to get attention and resources. Someone else or another issue might be more pressing or in dire need, but the fact is that the noise makes it impossible to ignore the squeaky wheel. The people that complains or protests the loudest attracts attention and service.

It is also used in the variant of “The squeaky wheel gets the oil”.

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Proverbs

A guilty conscience needs no accuser

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A good name keeps its lustre in the dark

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A good Jack makes a good Jill

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A good example is the best sermon

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A good deed is never lost

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A fool at forty is a fool indeed

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Idioms

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I couldn’t agree more

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Zoom in on

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Zonk out

To fall asleep very quickly. When I got home last night I immediately zonked out.

Zip one’s lip

To not talk, to not tell a secret. I told my friend to zip his lip and stop arguing with me.

Zero-sum game

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Quotes

He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.

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Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

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How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.

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I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than the things I haven’t done.

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