Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - pull strings
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Pull strings
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2.
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 strings for you./ * /Jack pulled wires and got us a room at the crowded hotel./ - wire-puller {n.} * /Bill got a ticket for speeding, but his father is a wire-puller and got it fixed./ - ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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