in grease —(of an animal) fat and fit for killing:
- The harts are “in grease” from August to the middle of October.
in the grease —(of sheep’s wool) not cleansed when shearing:
- If you wash the sheep you should do it thoroughly, for otherwise you had better shear in the grease.
Note: Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase be greased—(sl.) be drunk:
- Look at him stumble around! He is so greased he can hardly stand on his own two feet!