pull the strings

phrase

: to control someone or something often in a secret way

It turned out that his brother was the person pulling the strings behind the operation.

Examples of pull the strings in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The throngs of dystopia pull the strings in Two People Exchanging Saliva. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2025

Under the scheme, Ticketmaster can seemingly pull the strings, allowing brokers to buy up tickets on the primary market, then help to dramatically increase those prices on the secondary market, while collecting additional fees. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2025

The elites pull the strings while the masses suffer the consequences of their court's egregious failures. — Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025

As Pedri and Marc Casado pull the strings in midfield, the likes of Raphinha, Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski rack up goals for fun with the latter Spain's top scorer. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024

Rhymes for pull the strings

• brings
• clings
• dings
• flings
• kings
• lings
• pings
• rings
• sings
• slings
• stings
• swings