tirar de los hilos, controlar desde bastidores

pull the strings Idioma

hold the purse strings

control how much is spent, decide when to spend He does the talking, but she holds the purse strings.

play on my heart strings

cause me to feel emotional, make me feel sentimental The movie Hey Jude will play on your heart strings - make you cry.

pull a few strings

help by talking to powerful people, it's not what you know... My application was late, but a friend of mine pulled a few strings and got me an interview.

pull strings

secretly use influence and power He was able to pull some strings and get his son a job for the summer.

strings attached

obligations, restraining conditions He was able to borrow the money for the furniture with no strings attached.

tied to your mother's apron strings

still dependent on mom, needing your mom's help He has to ask his mother. He's still tied to her apron strings.

have two strings to one's bow

have an alternative or choice有两手准备
You've made sure in both directions．It's always good to have two strings to one's bow．你已经在两个方面都落实了。有两手准备总是好的。

with no strings attached

Idiom(s): with no strings attached AND without any strings attached

Theme: UNCONDITIONALLY

unconditionally; with no obligations attached.
• My parents gave me a computer without any strings attached.
• I want this only if there are no strings attached.

tied to one's mother's apron strings

Idiom(s): tied to one's mother's apron strings

Theme: CONTROL

dominated by one's mother; dependent on one's mother.
• Tom is still tied to his mother's apron strings.
• Isn't he a little old to be tied to his mother's apron strings?

control the purse strings

Idiom(s): control the purse strings

Theme: CONTROL

to be in charge of the money in a business or a household.
• I control the purse strings at our house.
• Mr. Williams is the treasurer. He controls the purse strings.

pull the strings

To accept the absolute ascendancy over a actuality or organization, abnormally in abstruse or after it actuality accessible knowledge. Many bodies doubtable that above corporations are absolutely affairs the strings of the government. Although the admiral of the aggregation has the final say in all these matters, in accuracy it is absolutely his babe who pulls the strings.Learn more: pull, string

pull the strings

COMMON If addition pulls the strings, they ascendancy aggregate that addition actuality or an alignment does, generally in a way that is not noticed by people. He engineered abounding of these political changes, affairs the strings from abaft the stage. He is the affectionate of man who prefers to assignment abaft the scenes, affairs the strings. Note: The angel actuality is of a boob which is controlled by agency of strings. Learn more: pull, string

pull the strings

be in ascendancy of contest or of added people's actions.Learn more: pull, string

pull the ˈstrings

(secretly) ascendancy the accomplishments of added people: I don’t accept this bearings at all. I appetite to apperceive absolutely who is affairs the strings.These two expressions accredit to the strings that are absorbed to a boob (= a archetypal of a actuality or an animal) that you cull to accomplish altered genitalia of its anatomy move.Learn more: pull, string

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cooking with gas cook the accounts cook sth up cook one's goose control the purse strings contradiction in terms conspicuous by one's absence commit sth to memory comfortable as an old shoe come within an inch of come with the territory pull strings pull strings, to pull teeth pull the carpet (out) from under (one's) feet pull the carpet/rug out from under somebody's feet pull the chestnuts out of the fire, to pull the other leg (it's got bells on)! pull the other one Pull the other one(, it's got bells on)! pull the pin pull the plug pull the plug (on someone or something) pull the plug on pull the plug on someone/something pull the plug on something pull the rug pull the rug (out) from under (someone) pull the rug (out) from under (someone's) feet pull the rug from under pull the rug from under someone/something pull the rug out pull the rug out (from (under) one) pull the rug out from under pull the rug out from under (someone), to pull the string pull the strings pull the trigger (on something) pull the wool over (one's) eyes pull the wool over eyes pull the wool over somebody's eyes pull the wool over someone's eyes pull the wool over someone's eyes, to pull through pull to pull to pieces pull together pull toward oneself pull under pull up pull up (one's) socks pull up a chair pull up a floor pull up along (something) pull up alongside (someone or something) pull up short pull up stakes pull up stakes, to pull up stumps pull up to pull up to (someone or something) pull weight

English Vocalbulary

pull the wool over a person's eyes pull the wool over someone's eyes pull through pull to pieces pull together pull up pull up by the roots pull up stakes pullback pullbacks pulled pulled a contract on him pulled him out of the quagmire pulled himself together pulled his leg pulled his weight pulled in his direction pulled muscle

pull the strings Idioma

hold the purse strings

play on my heart strings

pull a few strings

pull strings

strings attached

tied to your mother's apron strings

have two strings to one's bow

with no strings attached

tied to one's mother's apron strings

control the purse strings

pull the strings

pull the strings

pull the strings

pull the ˈstrings

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