- pull strings/wires
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The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary.. 2014.
pull strings/wires
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pull the wires — To pull strings, exert an unseen influence • • • Main Entry: ↑wire … Useful english dictionary
pull strings — Ⅰ. pull strings ► also US pull wires) to use your power or influence to get what you want: »She became a journalist for one of the UK s top newspapers after her father pulled strings. Main Entry: ↑string Ⅱ. pull strings … Financial and business terms
pull\ strings — • pull strings • pull wires v. phr. informal To secretly use influence and power, especially with people in charge or in important jobs to do or get something; make use of friends to gain your wishes. If you want to see the governor, Mr. Root can … Словарь американских идиом
pull strings (or US pull wires) — make use of one s influence and contacts to gain an advantage. → pull … English new terms dictionary
pull strings (for somebody) — pull ˈstrings (for sb) idiom (NAmE also pull ˈwires) (informal) to use your influence in order to get an advantage for sb Main entry: ↑pullidiom … Useful english dictionary
pull strings — verb influence or control shrewdly or deviously He manipulated public opinion in his favor • Syn: ↑manipulate, ↑pull wires • Derivationally related forms: ↑manipulative (for: ↑manipulate), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pull strings — or[pull wires] {v. phr.}, {informal} To secretly use influence and power, especially with people in charge or in important jobs to do or get something; make use of friends to gain your wishes. * /If you want to see the governor, Mr. Root can pull … Dictionary of American idioms
pull strings — or[pull wires] {v. phr.}, {informal} To secretly use influence and power, especially with people in charge or in important jobs to do or get something; make use of friends to gain your wishes. * /If you want to see the governor, Mr. Root can pull … Dictionary of American idioms
pull strings or wires — idi pull strings or wires, to use influence, as with powerful associates, to gain one s objectives … From formal English to slang
pull strings — also pull wires phrasal to exert hidden influence or control … New Collegiate Dictionary
pull\ wires — • pull strings • pull wires v. phr. informal To secretly use influence and power, especially with people in charge or in important jobs to do or get something; make use of friends to gain your wishes. If you want to see the governor, Mr. Root can … Словарь американских идиом
