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Definition of pull strings in English Turkish dictionary
- iltimas yaptırmak
- torpil kullanmak
- birilerini yardım etmek için harekete geçirmek
- (deyim) pull(a few etc.) strings [kd] nufuzunu kullanmak,iltimas yaptirmak
- gizlice yönetmek
- torpil yaptırmak
- {k} (bir şeyi yapmak için) nüfuzunu/nüfuzlu tanıdıklarını kullanmak; nüfuzlu birine/birilerine işini yaptırmak
- (deyim) torpil yapmak
English - English
Definition of pull strings in English English dictionary
- To control a person, organization, or situation by operating behind the scenes, as a puppeteer controls a marionette
It may have begun that way, says a senior Pentagon official, but as these attacks grow more numerous, you get the sense that there's someone pulling the strings at a higher level..
- 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.
- influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"
- use one's influence to get what one wants
- pull the strings
- control the situation from behind the scenes
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pull strings
Turkish pronunciation
pûl strîngzPronunciation
/ˈpo͝ol ˈstrəɴɢz/ /ˈpʊl ˈstrɪŋz/
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