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Pull strings
Verb
Definiciones
1.
Verb
To manipulate a situation, especially by asking favours of others; to use one's influence with others to attain a desired goal.
"He has the job not because of talent, but because his dad pulled strings with the boss."
2.
Verb
To control a person, organization, or situation by operating behind the scenes, as a puppeteer controls a marionette.
"We know who pulls the strings around here."
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