squeaky wheels get oiled en · X
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
We have to run that risk because the only people who eventually get their piece of the pie are those who uppity, pushy, and blatant. Squeaky wheels get oiled.
1984 August 18, Jim Ryan, “Pride — D.C. Style”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 6, page 5: