- wire-pulling
- noun
It took some wire-pulling to get the mayor to come to the party.
See: wire-puller and pull wires
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
wire-pulling
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