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1. Mary pulled strings and got us two theater tickets.
玛丽走了后门，为我们搞到了两张戏票。
2. The police released him after his lawyer pulled strings downtown.
他的律师利用城里的关系之后，警察就把他释放了。
3. He got a plush job in City Hall after his father pulled strings.
他父亲利用私人关系后，他在市政府里谋到一个轻松的工作。
1. [牵线：63[绿色邮件?]greenmail | 64[牵线?]pull strings | 65[死期存款账户]dead account?
2. 幕后操纵：Do a magic trick 变魔术 | Follow my lead 听我指挥 | Pull strings 幕后操纵
3. 运用关系：12. scare the shit out of someone吓死某人了 | 13. pull strings运用关系 | 14. come clean 全盘托出,招供
verb
1. influence or control shrewdly or deviously
e.g. He manipulated public opinion in his favor
Synonym: manipulatepull wires