to control or influence someone or something secretly
jemanden oder etwas heimlich kontrollieren oder beeinflussen (jemanden oder etwas heimlich kontrollieren oder beeinflussen)
"He got the job because his uncle pulled the strings."
"Er hat den Job bekommen, weil sein Onkel die Fäden zog." (Er hat den Job bekommen, weil sein Onkel **die Fäden zog**.)
to establish a rule or principle
to punish someone to warn others
to rid oneself of responsibility for something, especially w...
to reduce the price of something
someone who spends a lot of time thinking about pleasant thi...
to dominate a particular market