"suck diesel" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sucks diesel [present, singular, third-person], sucking diesel [participle, present], sucked diesel [participle, past], sucked diesel [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} suck diesel (third-person singular simple present sucks diesel, present participle sucking diesel, simple past and past participle sucked diesel)
  1. (Ireland, slang) To succeed; to do well. Tags: Ireland, slang
    Sense id: en-suck_diesel-en-verb-9hB3FCjB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English

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