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Excessive in praise or flattery

Covered or soaked with oil

Easily or readily leading to satiety when eaten

Characterized by a lack of sincerity

Relating to or characteristic of reptiles

Marked by charm, confidence and elegance

Smooth, buttery

In liquid form, wet, or full of liquid

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Adjective

Containing oil

swimming in fat

swimming in oil

“The oily sebaceous glands in the skin easily get clogged up, and bacteria sets up an inflammation that triggers the immune system to launch a local attack.”

Adjective

Excessive in praise or flattery

apple-polishing

forelock-tugging

excessively deferential

over-enthusiastic

bowing and scraping

laid on with a trowel

all over someone

highly favourable

eating humble pie

over-appreciative

overenthusiastic

in one's pocket

in one's clutches

under the thumb

under one's thumb

at beck and call

easily persuaded

overly flattering

willing to compromise

rolling with punches

well disciplined

wrapped around finger

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“The oily man knew he would get his way, and his smile grew, displaying yellowed teeth.”

Adjective

Covered or soaked with oil

slippery as an eel

like a skating rink

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“JOY MELZER from Kansas City, Mo., is looking for a natural treatment for oily hair.”

Adjective

Easily or readily leading to satiety when eaten

hitting the spot

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Characterized by a lack of sincerity

double-crossing

economical with the truth

terminologically inexact

not entirely truthful

devoid of validity

lacking sincerity

dishonourable^UK

with tongue in cheek

dishonorable^US

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Adjective

Relating to or characteristic of reptiles

Adjective

Marked by charm, confidence and elegance

oversophisticated

cool, calm and collected

treating with kid gloves

well brought up

with experience

sure of yourself

sure of oneself

having been around

cool as a cucumber

larger than life

self-controlled

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Adjective

Smooth, buttery

Adjective

In liquid form, wet, or full of liquid

soaked to the skin

covered with sweat

like a drowned rat

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