freewheeling
Wild or uncontrolled. You're going to be in debt if you keep up this freewheeling spending. Of course Emily's backpacking through Europe—she's always led a freewheeling lifestyle. A: "If we don't start turning a profit soon, this freewheeling spending will doom the company." B: "Look, don't we have to spend money to make money?"
wheel and deal
To proactively and frequently pursue business deals or other actions of benefit to oneself or one's organization through the building and leveraging of contacts and relationships, especially in a prolific, aggressive, or unscrupulous way. You can't just expect to move up in the workplace without making some contacts. You have to wheel and deal a little. Nothing gets done on Capitol Hill without a lot of people wheeling and dealing. It's just how politics is.
wheel around
1. To push someone or something around in some wheeled carrier, such as a cart or wheelchair. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "wheel" and "around." My worst job was as a stock picker the warehouse, where I had to wheel around inventory people had ordered online. My wife had to wheel me around in a wheelchair for nearly a year while my arms and legs healed after the accident.
2. To push some kind of wheeled carrier or vehicle to, through, or around a location. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "wheel" and "around." My mom always makes me wheel around the shopping cart while she picks out what we need. The police said we couldn't ride our bikes in the area, so we just had to wheel them around on foot.
3. To rotate or spin very quickly in a circle. The disc at the end of the motor keeps wheeling around, even after I let go of the power button. As the ride continued to wheel around, I could feel myself becoming more and more nauseated.
4. To turn or spin very rapidly in or toward the opposite direction. She wheeled around with an angry look on her face when I said her name. I went to pet the dog when it wheeled around and bit me!
5. To cause someone or something turn or spin very rapidly in or toward the opposite direction. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "wheel" and "around." I wheeled him around so he could see what was being done to his car. Tom wheeled around the shopping cart when he realized he'd forgotten to pick up milk.
wheel away
1. To depart or travel away (from someone or something) on wheels or on a wheeled vehicle or apparatus. The suspicious black car wheeled away just before it reached the military checkpoint. A: "Where are Tom and Martha?" B: "Oh, they wheeled away about an hour ago."
2. To drive or maneuver a wheeled vehicle or apparatus away (from someone, something, or some place). In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "wheel" and "away." The waiter wheeled away the dessert cart before I had a chance to select something. I had to wheel my bicycle away on foot after I got a flat tire.
3. To transport someone or something away (from someone, something, or some place) on a wheeled vehicle or apparatus. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "wheel" and "away." The thieves apparently wheeled the antique statue away using a dolly in the middle of the night. His friends stuck him in a shopping cart and wheeled him away from the grocery store as fast as they could.
4. To turn or whirl quickly around as one moves away (from someone or something). In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "wheel" and "away." I desperately wanted to tell him how I felt, but I just wheeled away and stormed off in a sulk, instead. The player wheeled away in celebration after scoring a last-minute goal.
wheel in
1. To arrive in(to some place) on a wheeled vehicle. We wheeled in around 2 AM, so there wasn't a single place still open where we could get food. The kids wheeled in on their bicycles just before dinner was ready.
2. To drive or maneuver a wheeled vehicle or apparatus into something or some place. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wheel" and "in." You can wheel that cart in here when you're not using it. They wheeled in the dolly and left it beside the truck.
3. To transport someone or something into something or some place on a wheeled vehicle or apparatus. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wheel" and "in." We wheeled in the goods on a dolly. His friends stuck him in a shopping cart and wheeled him in.
wheel into (something or some place)
1. To arrive into some place on wheels or on a wheeled vehicle or apparatus. We wheeled into the city around 2 AM, so there wasn't a single place still open where we could get food. The ambulance wheeled into the ER with another victim from the accident.
2. To drive or maneuver a wheeled vehicle or apparatus into something or some place. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "wheel" and "into." You can wheel that cart into the storage closet when you're not using it. We wheeled the car into the rest area so everyone could get out and stretch their legs.
3. To transport someone or something into something or some place on a wheeled vehicle or apparatus. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "wheel" and "into." We wheeled the goods into the warehouse on a dolly. His friends stuck him in a shopping cart and wheeled him into the grocery store.
wheel off
1. To depart or travel away (from someone or something) on wheels or on a wheeled vehicle or apparatus. The suspicious black car wheeled off just before it reached the military checkpoint. A: "Where are Tom and Martha?" B: "Oh, they wheeled off about an hour ago."
2. To drive or maneuver a wheeled vehicle or apparatus away (from someone, something, or some place). In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "wheel" and "off." The waiter wheeled off the dessert cart before I had a chance to select something. We started wheeling our bicycles off toward the sound of the ice cream truck.
3. To transport someone or something away (from someone, something, or some place) on a wheeled vehicle or apparatus. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "wheel" and "off." The thieves apparently wheeled the antique statue off using a dolly in the middle of the night. His friends stuck him in a shopping cart and wheeled him off from the grocery store as fast as they could.
4. To drive or roll over the edge (of something) or off the surface (of something) on wheels. The driver had forgotten to put the car's emergency brake on, and it wheeled right off the side of the cliff. The stroller wheeled off the sidewalk and into the middle of traffic. Thankfully, someone ran out and got it before there was an accident.
5. To drive or maneuver something over the edge (of something) or off the surface (of something) on wheels. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "wheel" and "off." Please wheel your cart off the lawn—it's damaging the grass. We wheeled the car off the interstate and onto a smaller side road to avoid detection.
wheel out
1. To leave or move out (of some place) on a wheeled vehicle or apparatus. He climbed into the car, put it into reverse, and wheeled out of the parking lot. She turned her wheelchair around and wheeled out before I could apologize.
2. To push someone or something into the room on a wheeled carrier or vehicle of some kind. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wheel" and "out." Doctors wheeled the patient out so she could take questions from the press about the extraordinary surgery. The architect wheeled out her design of the skyscraper she had designed for the city.
3. To push someone or something out of some place on a wheeled carrier or vehicle of some kind. A noun or pronoun is used between "wheel" and "out." I found it hard to navigate my wheelchair through so many people, so I had Jeff help wheel me out of the party. The demonstrators wheeled the prototype out of the conference room after the presentation concluded.
wheel out of (something or some place)
1. To move out of some place on a wheeled vehicle or apparatus. He climbed into the car, put it into reverse, and wheeled out of the parking lot. She turned her wheelchair around and wheeled out of the room.
2. To push or maneuver someone or something out of some place on a wheeled vehicle or apparatus. A noun or pronoun is used between "wheel" and "out." I found it hard to navigate my wheelchair through so many people, so I had Jeff help wheel me out of the party. The demonstrators wheeled the prototype out of the conference room after the presentation had concluded.
wheeling and dealing
The act of proactively and frequently pursuing business deals or other actions of benefit to oneself or one's organization through the building and leveraging of contacts and relationships, especially in a prolific, aggressive, or unscrupulous way. Nothing gets done on Capitol Hill without a lot of wheeling and dealing. It's just how politics is. You need to cool it with the wheeling and dealing and just let the process work as it is supposed to. You'll be judged on your qualifications, not who you know.
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