pull the strings (pul the strings)

Idiom Influence

含义

to control or influence someone or something secretly

秘密地控制或影响某人或某事 (mimi de kongzhi huo yingxiang mou ren huo mou shi)

例句

"He got the job because his uncle pulled the strings."

"他得到了这份工作,因为他的叔叔拉了后退的线。" (Ta dedao le zhe fen gongzuo, yinwei tade shu shu **la le houtui de xian**.)