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Meanings of pull wires in inglês

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Influence or control shrewdly or deviously.

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        Usage of pull wires in inglês
        1
        You little sewer rats pull wires and think you run it.
        The Big-Town Round-Up
        2
        Once in New York, I can pull wires, if need be.
        The Desert of Wheat
        3
        He may lay pipes and pull wires, seeming for a little to succeed.
        The Call of the Twentieth Century, an Address to Young Men
        4
        But I am glad it is coming-eventhough some one does pull wires to bring it to you.
        The House of Toys
        5
        He can't hamper himself by marriage with an impecunious musician who isn't able to pull wires and help him on.
        The Moon out of Reach
        6
        Neil has got to stand the gaff for what he's done, but I'll pull wires to get his punishment made light.
        Bucky O'Connor: A Tale of the Unfenced Border
        7
        I thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to stay away from Bancroft Road for a while and try to pull wires from a distance:
        Kathleen
        8
        He can not get good men and true information by pulling wires in London.
        The Ivory Trail
        9
        After the war Van Sweller pulled wires, and O'Roon was made a mounted policeman.
        Rolling Stones
        10
        Anyway, Ruthie, I'll write her at once and tell her to begin pulling wires.
        Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest; Or, The Indian Girl Star o...
        11
        Meanwhile I'll get busy pulling wires at once.
        Broken to the Plow / A Novel
        12
        We've got our applications for leave in, and some influential friends pulling wires to help us through.
        Air Service Boys over the Atlantic; Or, The Longest Flight on Re...
        13
        Thus again Fate pulled wires, or Providence.
        The Trumpeter Swan
        14
        You can't make millions without pulling wires.
        At the Sign of the Eagle
        15
        Or perhaps Sally pulled wires.
        Space Platform
        16
        He is always pulling wires, as they say; but those at the other end are not sensitive to the touch.
        Half a Rogue
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