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well-oiled machine

idiom

Something that operates capably through the effective coordination of many parts.


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  1. 01

    grinding machine

    A machine tool in which a rotating grinding wheel is moved against the workpiece (or vice versa) in order to cut the latter to a desired shape.

  2. 02

    milling machine

    A machine tool in which a rotating cutter is moved against the workpiece (or vice versa) in order to cut the latter to a desired shape.

  3. 03

    poop machine

    An animal whose defecation inconveniences humans.

  4. 04

    sex machine

    Someone with considerable sexual prowess.

  5. 05

    well-oiled

    Well-run; smoothrunning; efficiently run.

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