| pull strings | He can pull strings for you. |
| manipulate | (v) influence or control shrewdly or deviously, Syn. pull strings, pull wires, Example: He manipulated public opinion in his favor |
| 牵线 | [牵 线 / 牽 線] to pull strings; to manipulate (a puppet); to control from behind the scene; to mediate #39,962 [Add to Longdo] |
| 陰で糸を引く | [かげでいとをひく, kagedeitowohiku] (exp, v5k) to pull wires; to pull strings [Add to Longdo] |
| Beziehungen spielen lassen | to pull strings [Add to Longdo] |