He acts like a total oil trash at the local bar.
oil trash
idiomAn uncultured, rowdy roughneck employed in the petroleum industry, especially a "white trash" person if used negatively.
The locals often dismissed the new workers as oil trash because of their loud behavior and messy habits.
Despite his professional success, he still harbored a deep-seated insecurity that others viewed him as nothing more than oil trash.
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add oil
Synonym of let's go: a cheer of encouragement, support, etc.
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burn the midnight oil
To work studiously, especially late into the night.
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oil and water
Two things which are incapable of mixing or coexisting harmoniously with each other.
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oil burner
A device whose operation causes apparent combustion of lubricating oil.
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pour oil on troubled waters
To calm, appease or quiet a person or situation.
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snake oil
A fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum; panacea.
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strike oil
To have sudden good fortune, especially financially.
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take out the trash
To forcefully remove undesirable people from a place.