snake oil
idiomA fraudulent, ineffective potion or nostrum; panacea.
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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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come up with snake eyes
To fail to come up with anything; to get nowhere.
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drain the snake
To urinate.
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go snake
To act in an erratic or unrestrained manner.
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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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oil trash
An uncultured, rowdy roughneck employed in the petroleum industry, especially a "white trash" person if used negatively.