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Definition pull the strings in British English

pull the strings phrase

phrase
1

if someone is pulling the strings, they are controlling a situation and the people in it, especially secretly

Example

It's the record company, not the band, that is really pulling the strings.

Synonyms and related words
bureaucratise bureaucratize micromanage
Definition pull the strings in British English