pull strings

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verb

influence or control shrewdly or deviously
- He manipulated public opinion in his favor
• Syn:
manipulate, pull wires
• Derivationally related forms:
manipulative (for: manipulate), manipulation (for: manipulate)
• Hypernyms:
influence, act upon, work
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody