make the world go around

Verb

 * 1)  To play an essential role in causing the things in life to work as they should; to underlie the fulfillment of the needs of human existence.

Usage notes

 * Many nouns can be used as the subject of this predicate, but two common choices are and.

Translations

 * Finnish: pyörittää maailmaa
 * French:
 * Russian: заставля́ть мир верте́ться