Usually means: Control others indirectly or secretly.
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We found 9 dictionaries that define the word pull the strings:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. pull the strings: Merriam-Webster
  2. pull the strings: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. pull the strings: Collins English Dictionary
  4. pull the strings: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. pull the strings: Dictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pull the strings: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pull the strings: Idioms



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