strike oil

add oil

Synonym of let's go: a cheer of encouragement, support, etc.

burn the midnight oil

To work studiously, especially late into the night.

lightning strike

A (sometimes unofficial) strike by workers with little or no warning.

oil and water

Two things which are incapable of mixing or coexisting harmoniously with each other.

oil burner

A device whose operation causes apparent combustion of lubricating oil.

oil trash

An uncultured, rowdy roughneck employed in the petroleum industry, especially a "white trash" person if used negatively.

on strike

Withholding labor as a protest, in order to effect change in management or government.

pour oil on troubled waters

To calm, appease or quiet a person or situation.