| 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] |
| 人形を使う;人形を遣う | [にんぎょうをつかう, ningyouwotsukau] (exp, v5u) to manipulate puppets; to pull wires [Add to Longdo] |
| manipulate | (v) influence or control shrewdly or deviously, Syn. pull strings, pull wires, Example: He manipulated public opinion in his favor |