- pull strings as a verb:
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pull strings
verb
1 pull strings
Influence or control shrewdly or deviously.
synonyms: manipulate, pull wires.
Moby thesaurus: act on, angle, approach, bear upon, contrive, draw, draw on, engineer, exert influence, finagle, gerrymander, get cozy with, intrigue, jockey, lead on, lobby, lobby through, machinate, magnetize, make advances ... show more.
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