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1 pull strings
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2 pull (some) strings
invloed uitoefenen, kruiwagens gebruiken -
3 pull the strings
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4 string
n. veter, lont, snaar; rij (ook in computers); serie; kolom; vezel; (in computers) een rij tekens die als een enkele informatie wordt gezien--------v. rijgen, snoeren; besnaren; bespannen; spannen; afristen, afhalen (bonen)string1[ string] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 koord ⇒ touw(tje), garen3 snaar5 aaneenschakeling ⇒ snoer, ris(t); reeks, sliert; streng♦voorbeelden:〈 figuurlijk〉 have someone on a string • iemand in zijn macht hebben/houden; iemand aan het lijntje houden5 string of cars • rij/file auto's¶ have two strings/a second string to one's bow • op twee paarden wedden, meer pijlen op zijn boog hebbenplay second string • de tweede viool spelenwith no strings attached • zonder kleine lettertjes/beperkende bepalingen————————string2II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 (aan elkaar) rijgen ⇒ ritsen, aaneenschakelen♦voorbeelden:¶ strung up • zenuwachtig, gespannen, opgewonden→ string along string along/, string out string out/
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pull strings — index influence, lobby, manipulate (control unfairly) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pull strings — verb influence or control shrewdly or deviously He manipulated public opinion in his favor • Syn: ↑manipulate, ↑pull wires • Derivationally related forms: ↑manipulative (for: ↑manipulate), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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pull strings (or US pull wires) — make use of one s influence and contacts to gain an advantage. → pull … English new terms dictionary
