pull wires
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He declared that he had made no attempts to pull wires for the publisher, and denied connection with anyone else mentioned in the case.
From Time Magazine Archive
So when the I.C.C. grants his latest request, Mr. Crowley, nicknamed "Pull 80 Cars" for his initials and industry, will have the right to pull wires on the boards of 107 roads.*
From Time Magazine Archive
He can't hamper himself by marriage with an impecunious musician who isn't able to pull wires and help him on.
From The Moon out of Reach by Margaret Pedler
It was, in fact, through her ability to pull wires that Robina had so successfully held him up.
From The Three Sisters by May Sinclair
He may lay pipes and pull wires, seeming for a little to succeed.
From The Call of the Twentieth Century An Address to Young Men by David Starr Jordan
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