to get something fixed, it is required to make a noise to get attention
the one who complains gets their issues fixed
to get attention be loud and noticeable not quiet
My younger brother got far more stuff from my parents when we were kids because the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
The little brat got me to buy him two more presents on the way. It works for him because the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
This lawyer is more successful probably because the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
In a competitive industry such as this one, you should know that only the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
She got the promotion even though there were two more deserving candidates because the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
There is no origin for this idiom
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Common phrase that has a specific meaning.