Translations for „string-pulling“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈstring-pull·ing N

string-pulling

Strippenziehen nt

she did some string-pulling to get the job

sie hat ihre Beziehungen spielenlassen, um die Stelle zu bekommen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she did some string-pulling to get the job

sie hat ihre Beziehungen spielenlassen, um die Stelle zu bekommen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is the most blatant string-pulling device in the narrative arts, to be used only in extreme situations, here used gratuitously and unsubtly.

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