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What does pull strings mean?

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Verb
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To manipulate a situation, especially by asking favours of others; to use one's influence with others to attain a desired goal.
  2. before “strings”) To control a person, organization, or situation by operating behind the scenes, as a puppeteer controls a marionette.
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