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Definition of pull strings
pull strings
verb
- to take advantage of one's influence to get something done.
I had to pull a few strings, but I ended up getting us box seats.
Citation from "All the Right Friends", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 4 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Oct 14 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'pull': | |
| Definitions include: to attempt to attract a person for sexual purposes. | |
| Definitions include: a scrap yard where you pick the best parts you can't find anywhere else off the scraps car of your choice, pull (disconnect) the used parts yourself. | |
| Definitions include: To buy liquor, porn, or cigarettes for somebody under the age of 18. | |
| Definitions include: to make a mistake. | |
| Definitions include: Borrow as much money as possible and max out all credit cards and then file for bankruptcy. | |
| Definitions include: to spin a circle in a car. | |
| Definitions include: to make a sexually inappropriate gesture or statement. | |
| Definitions include: rappers that only have the ability to rhyme using single-syllable words. | |
| Definitions include: to try to deceive or fool someone in a quick yet daring or slick manner. | |
| Definitions include: see pull strings. | |
| Definitions include: To leave suddenly without telling anyone or being seen. | |
| Definitions include: to disappear. | |
| Definitions include: being slutty and doing something with a taken man. | |
| Definitions include: to do something reminiscent of a sports team from Texas A&M in College Station. | |
| Definitions include: See all-nighter. | |
Other terms relating to 'string': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "no strings attached". | |
| Definitions include: see pull strings. | |
| Definitions include: to mislead. | |
| Definitions include: semen around a person's neck, in a way that a string of pearls would be. | |
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