wheel and deal

Example Sentences

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This was the new “New York”; not just as far as the series was concerned, but in terms of the figures who wheel and deal within the city itself.

From Salon

“This is something we should not try and wheel and deal on,” Harris said.

From Seattle Times

After drafting just three players last year, and trading away two No. 1s in the Jamal Adams deal, they go into next week’s draft with eight picks — though Schneider’s propensity to wheel and deal makes it likely that their ledger will be radically different by the time the draft ends on Saturday.

From Seattle Times

Yet it was these Braves — who didn’t climb above .500 until early August, who endured a devastating rash of injuries and other setbacks, who had to wheel and deal ahead of the trade deadline to assemble a whole new outfield — who finally brought the tortured A-T-L another title.

From Washington Times

It has money, ability to wheel and deal for a variety of players and draft picks, and the No. 2 overall pick in the entry draft to offer for the right return.

From Seattle Times