Dictionary
x
English
Spanish
French
German
Russian
Italian
Portuguese
Dutch
Finnish
Swedish
Danish
Norwegian
Icelandic
Greek
Estonian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Polish
Bulgarian
Hungarian
Czech
Turkish
Esperanto
Latin
English
Spanish
French
German
Russian
Italian
Portuguese
Dutch
Finnish
Swedish
Danish
Norwegian
Icelandic
Greek
Estonian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Polish
Bulgarian
Hungarian
Czech
Turkish
Esperanto
Latin
Translate
English-Swedish
translations for
pull strings
Definition of pull strings
To
manipulate
a situation, especially by asking
favours
of others; to use one's
influence
with others to attain a desired
goal
To
control
a
person
,
organization
, or
situation
by operating
behind the scenes
, as a
puppeteer
controls a
marionette
Examples
He has the job not because of talent, but because his dad
pulled strings
with the boss.
Related words
pull oneself up by one's bootstraps
pull the strings
string puller
Trending Searches
löysä
mere
suopursu
scheme
sandwich
tarkasti
takatalvi
import
Riikinkukko
scale
neuvo
comfort
knead
vakavasti
trigger
harmonikka
päättää
uusi
sober
ympärysmitta
hello
rupikonna
heti
sultry
tyrmäys
price
maintenance
kaali
imettää
thick
intruder
valpas
paljon
teema
connection
vakiintunut
kiina
rotko
brain
rendition
hero
niin
valmistautua
sato
trough
agony
huumori
shredder
syventyä
valita
relief
devastate
kindly
estoton
essence
toimitusjohtaja
fair
kauppakeskus
stomach
parvi
sketchy
tasanko
occurrence
tytäryhtiö
racket
haku
group
kurkku
chain
kumpare
vastata
luottamus
hienontaa
sparrow
laajentaa
katto
against
sanoa
historia
spirit
kielletty
title
pettää
voittaa
husk
Kettu
verho
lehmus
flap
jakaa
kana
whit
maavara
swallow
osio
garment
Popular Dictionaries
Spanish-English
English-French
English-German
English-Russian
English-Portuguese
English-Finnish
DictionaryPro.net
DictionaryPro.net
is a free online dictionary with more than 14 million translations.
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Cookies
Contact Us
Auf Deutsch
En español
På svenska
Suomeksi
Eestikeelne
Content is based on
Wiktionary
articles.
Text is available under
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
license.
© 2004-2024 DictionaryPro.net