pull strings

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to use your influence in order to get an advantage for sb

   -Really? -Health inspector's not afraid to pull strings.

In the movies · 3

• -Really? -Health inspector's not afraid to pull strings.The Dark Knight2008
• But I know Keaton, and someone is out there pulling strings for you.The Usual Suspects1995
• I'll be back pulling strings to get guys elected mayor and governor before you ever get 10-buck raise!Key Largo1948
• Pull these strings?Mighty Aphrodite1995
• I'm gonna pull some strings.Tom & Jerry2021
• Surely you can pull some strings.The Bank Job2008
• If we pull strings for one child the whole system will unravel.Notes on a Scandal2006
• Pulling the strings.Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019

Learn it in full scenes

• Mighty Aphrodite1995
  • Lenny and Amanda Debate a Baby
  • Lenny and Amanda Name the Baby
  • Lenny and Amanda's Hamptons Fight

From the same entry

• pull a fast one
• pull in different directions
• pull leg
• pull the other one
• pull out all the stops
• pull the plug on
• pull your punches
• pull rabbit out of the hat
• pull rank
• pull the rug from under feet
• pull your socks up
• pull the strings