Collocations for "oiling"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "oiling" in context.
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oil
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- [sunflower, vegetable, corn, sesame] oil
- [virgin, extra virgin] olive oil
- [cooking, frying] oil
- a [bottle, liter, cup, tablespoon] of oil
- a [generous, small, large] amount of oil
- add (the) oil to the [skillet, frying pan, wok, pan]
- [fry, cook] in oil
- [potatoes, eggplants, fillets] fried in vegetable oil
- oil and [vinegar, salt, lemon]
- [recycle, sieve, filter] oil
- [brake, engine, heater, motor, lubricant] oil
- [check, fill, change] your (engine) oil
- [drill, prospect, dig] for oil
- [crude, refined, North Sea] oil
- [extract, pump, transport] crude oil
- the price of crude oil has [fallen, risen, leveled off]
- fossil fuels [like, such, including] coal and oil
- the [birds, fish, seals] were coated in oil
- the [family, investor, company] struck oil
- struck oil with that [idea, thought]
- [buy, apply, put on, spread on, use] suntan oil
- [uses, paints in] oils
- a [portrait, landscape, painting] (done) in oils
- a [portrait] (done) [in, with, using] oils
- oil and water don't mix
- an oil [spill, slick, check, canister, rig, refinery]
- the oil [sector, industry]
- check [your engine's, the car's] oil level
- a [set, box] of oil paints
- an oil [painting, portrait]
- she's no oil painting
- oil-based [inks, paints, markers]
- oil the [hinges, door, gears, engine]
- the [hinges, gears, floors] have been oiled
- oiled to [prevent, maintain, improve, ensure, protect]
- oiled for [protection]
- sexually explicit: oil [him, his body] up