grease the skids

Translations
подготовить почву
He greased the skids to ensure the project moved forward smoothly.
Он подготовил почву, чтобы проект двигался вперед гладко.
Definitions
To make a process or task easier to accomplish, often by removing obstacles or providing assistance, sometimes through unofficial or underhanded means.
Words
grease

verb
смазывать
the

article or possessive pronoun
определённый артикль
skids

noun
полозья