American Idiom of the Day
Well Oiled Machine (adjective)- Something that functions extremely well.
That new business is a well oiled machine. They are making a lot of money and they have a lot of customers.
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Hello again, Alan. Yes this is, of course, something we "Brits" would understand, but it's not commonly used here. It sounds a little rude, I think, to our ears [for non-native speakers you sometimes refer to yourself or others this way], although it's probably my mind and sense of humour!
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He is a champion. His body runs as well oiled mashine.
[Check me up please in this trying. And besides thanks a lot for all this, I mean the topic.]
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