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pulling strings

Idiom Technology

Meaning

using influence to get something done

Example Sentences

"He got the engineering contract by pulling strings."

Related Expressions

take one for the team

to sacrifice for the benefit of others

off the air

no longer being broadcasted

Out of the frying pan and into the fire

Going from a bad situation to an even worse one.

crack down on

to take strict action to stop something

cut back on

to reduce the amount of something

lose one's temper

to become very angry