Examples of 'greasy pole' in a sentence
Meaning of "greasy pole"
greasy pole: a metaphorical reference to a challenging situation or a difficult career path, emphasizing the competitiveness and obstacles one may face while trying to advance or progress
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- A sporting event that involves staying on, climbing up, walking over or otherwise traversing a pole that has been made slippery.
- The slippery pole used in the event.
- The work and scheming that leads to the position of prime minister or other leadership position.
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greasy pole
Shinning your way up the greasy pole.
The greasy pole is important.
I know how to work a greasy pole.
I dunno, Greasy Pole or something.
I will try to imagine that this is a greasy pole.
Work your way up the greasy pole and into his confidence.
Bartleby is not an expert at climbing the greasy pole.
It is them who climb the greasy pole that cream it in.
I have smashed the glass ceiling with my greasy pole.
He crawls up the stinking greasy pole of the shitty British Empire.
Years of use has made it a veritable greasy pole.
Ah, the greasy pole.
Tony may be under pressure from higher up the greasy pole.
I am climbing the greasy pole myself.
My guns are obviously weak as heck from climbing that greasy pole.
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She could go up a greasy pole.
Hacker is agitated and wants to know if he has finally climbed the greasy pole.
Climbing up their greasy pole.
I thought itwas rather difficult to keep one 's hands clean while climbing the greasy pole.
Too busy climbing the greasy pole MT.
Of the shitty British empire… making fools of all of you, the stinking greasy pole.
Oh, you will never climb that greasy pole.
I was ambitious . I needed all the help I could get to climb the greasy pole.
In Belize, plaiting of the maypole along with coconut tree climbing and greasy pole competitions.
Guess how she shinned her way up the greasy pole.
I needed all the help I could get to climb the greasy pole.
He 's not interested in climbing the greasy pole.
It 's not everybody that wants to climb the greasy pole.
When i wouldn't let you climb up the greasy pole.
Chief Con . Guess how she shinned her way up the greasy pole.
Yeah . - Climbing up their greasy pole.
With both hands. But if it's rank you're after, you grab that greasy pole.
