pull wires
Example Sentences
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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 had always known that Robina could pull wires.
From The Three Sisters by Sinclair, May
"I've been trying to pull wires for you all afternoon, and this is what it comes to."
From Youth and the Bright Medusa by Cather, Willa Sibert
Once in New York, I can pull wires, if need be.
From The Desert of Wheat by Grey, Zane
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
