the squeaky wheel gets the grease en · X
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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The person who complains or speaks up most loudly receives the redress or attention which they seek.
You know perfectly well that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and that if you don't complain nothing ever changes.
1995, Roger Zelazny, Robert Sheckley, A Farce To Be Reckoned With, Bantam, →ISBN, page 13:I think it's true what they say about the squeaky wheel / Always getting the grease
1979, James Taylor, “Shower the People”, in In the Pocket, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the squeaky wheel gets the oil | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down · empty vessels make the most sound · faint heart never won fair lady · squeaky wheel · nothing ventured, nothing gained · vocal minority
Translations (14)
da som man spørger får man svar (the person who complains most receives the attention) · fr ceux qui parlent le plus fort ont toute l'attention (the person who complains most receives the attention) · gl quen non chora non mama (the person who complains most receives the attention) · nb som man roper i skogen får man svar (the person who complains most receives the attention) · pl najgłośniej zgłaszane problemy rozwiązuje się najszybciej (the person who complains most receives the attention) · pt quem não chora, não mama (the person who complains most receives the attention) · fi kitisemällä saa haluamansa (the person who complains most receives the attention) · he הגלגל החורק הוא זה שזוכה לשימון (the person who complains most receives the attention) · tr ağlamayana meme yok (the person who complains most receives the attention) · hu néma gyereknek az anyja sem érti a szavát (the person who complains most receives the attention) · es al que no habla Dios no lo oye (the person who complains most receives the attention) · he מי שצועק מקבל (the person who complains most receives the attention) · mi me whāngai anō te mōkai kākā e ngete ai (the person who complains most receives the attention) · es quien no llora, no mama (the person who complains most receives the attention)