pull the strings

Meaning

1. to control events or the actions of other people

In the movies · 6

• - Here. - What-- Pull, pull! Pull the strings.Mighty Aphrodite1995
• That you're using me to pull the strings.The Godfather Part III1990
• Pulling the strings.Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019
• Somebody very powerful is pulling the strings.The Gray Man2022
• No one is pulling the strings.Leave the World Behind2023
• I'm gonna pull some strings.Tom & Jerry2021
• Find out who is pulling the strings.Robin Hood2018
• We cannot be men behind the curtain pulling the strings.Too Big to Fail2011

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 strings