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English verb: pull strings | |||
| 1. | pull strings (social) influence or control shrewdly or deviously | ||
| Samples | He manipulated public opinion in his favor. | ||
| Synonyms | manipulate, pull wires | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act upon, influence, work | ||
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