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yellow grease

idiom
Meaning

Used vegetable oil purposed for use as biodiesel.


Examples
SIMPLE

The factory collects yellow grease to make fuel.

CONTEXTUAL

Many restaurants now sell their used yellow grease to companies that produce sustainable biodiesel.

COMPLEX

By refining yellow grease into a viable energy source, the facility significantly reduces waste while providing a cleaner alternative to traditional petroleum products.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    elbow grease

    Effort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.

  2. 02

    grease monkey

    A mechanic, often with the specific connotation of an automobile mechanic.

  3. 03

    grease payment

    A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.

  4. 04

    grease someone's palm

    To bribe a person.

  5. 05

    grease the skids

    To create conditions likely to produce or hasten favorable future developments.

  6. 06

    grease the wheels

    To create conditions likely to produce or hasten favorable future developments.

  7. 07

    see yellow

    To receive a yellow card.

  8. 08

    wear yellow stockings

    be jealous

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