'pull strings' definitions:
Definition of 'pull strings'
(from WordNet)
verb
Influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor" [syn: manipulate, pull strings, pull wires]
Synonyms of 'pull strings'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- act on,
- angle,
- approach,
- bear upon,
- contrive,
- draw,
- draw on,
- engineer,
- exert influence,
- finagle,
- gerrymander,
- get cozy with,
- intrigue,
- jockey,
- lead on,
- lobby,
- lobby through,
- machinate,
- magnetize,
- make advances,
- make overtures,
- make up to,
- maneuver,
- manipulate,
- play games,
- plot,
- scheme,
- wangle,
- wire-pull,
- work on