pull the wires

Verb

Meaning

pull the wires (third-person singular simple present pulls the wires, present participle pulling the wires, simple past and past participle pulled the wires)

Synonym of pull strings

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

administrate pull strings

Antonyms

take orders

Examples

We are dominated by the relatively small number of persons who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind. Edward Bernays

Close letter words and terms

pull the rug out from under pull the string pull the trigger pull the wool over eyes pull the wool over one's eyes pull the wool over somebody's eyes