pull strings

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   凭影响（为某人）谋利益；（为某人）活动，走后门

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

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

电影里这样说 · 3 部

• -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
• I'm gonna pull some strings.Tom & Jerry2021
• Pull these strings?Mighty Aphrodite1995
• Pulling the strings.Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019
• If we pull strings for one child the whole system will unravel.Notes on a Scandal2006
• Surely you can pull some strings.The Bank Job2008

在完整场景里学

• 非强力春药1995
  • 餐厅里争论生孩子：out of left field（冷不丁）
  • 为宝宝取名吵半天：put my foot down（坚决反对）
  • 为汉普顿之行吵翻：old passion（从前的激情）

同一词条的短语

• 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