Pull wires In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "pull wires", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2021-07-19 04:07

Meaning of Pull wires (redirected from pull (some/a few) wires )

Synonyms:

pull (some/a few) strings

Pull (some/a few) wires phrase

To use someone's power or influence with others so that he or she gets what he or she wants or helps someone else

By pulling some wires, they won the debate, though their team's performance was poor.

She must have pulled some wires with the teacher to get such a high score as she and I made the same number of mistakes, yet I got a lower mark.

His father pulled a few wires to get him that plum job.

Grammar and Usage of Pull (some/a few) wires

Verb Forms

  • pulled (some/a few) wires
  • pulling (some/a few) wires
  • pulls (some/a few) wires

The verb "pull" must be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Pull (some/a few) wires

This phrase dates back to the early 1800s.

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A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate

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Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
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