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Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
They remain, meaning that Saleh could continue to pull strings in Yemen without
being president. —Associated Press (2/21/2012) The committee is seeking to
show that Mr. Kaiser, an Oklahoma oil billionaire, pulled strings at the White
House ...
2
Morphology and Its Demarcations: Selected Papers from the ...
Examples of ICEs are pull strings 'have under control, be in charge', keep the ball
rolling 'keep the conversation (etc.) going', hit the hay 'go to sleep', and come to
blows 'get into a fight'. They contrast ICEs with idiomatic phrases, such as kick ...
Wolfgang U. Dressler,
2005
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To pull strings (wires) (MP 603) 1895 "But you can bet your bottom dollar that Mrs
. Senator Boompointer knows how to pull all the wires in Washington." (p. 157)
Harte, Bret. Clarence; The Story of a Mine. New York: P. F. Collier and Son, 1895.
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder,
2005
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions: Second Edition
The phrase is often used to denote an unfair situation where a subordinate's
better ideas are ignored because someone in a higher position ofauthority wants
things to be done differently" Pull strings Unfairly affect events by using influence
by ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton,
2006
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Morphosyntactic Change: A Comparative Study of Particles and ...
In this they resemble a special type of idiom that has been studied in detail by
Nunberg, Sag and Wasow (1994): the Idiomatically Combining Expression (ICE).
Examples of ICEs are pull strings 'have under control, be in charge', keep the ball
...
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
1997 New Scientist And with the first elements of the 153 set for launch next year,
it's hardly likely Congress will pull the plug on the project. pull a rabbit out of the
hat: see RAEBIT. pull rank: see RANK: pull the rug: see RUG. pull strings make ...
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Cambridge Business English Dictionary
5 pull strings to use your personal influence to make things happen: She may be
retired, but she can still pull strings in the city. 6 pull the strings to be the person
who is in control of things: He's decided to put in the money himself rather than let
...
Cambridge University Press,
2011
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
... Bring or come back to good health or condition or to consciousness * He is
pulling round well after having suffered serious heart attacks in a row Pull strings:
Use influence to get an advantage for something * He had to pull strings for
getting ...
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Language as a Complex Adaptive System
In Figure 1, the sequence pull strings is represented as a consecutive string
because the two words have been used together enough to constitute a chunk. It
might also be argued on the basis of idiomaticity alone that pull strings has
unitary ...
Nick C. Ellis, Diane Larsen-Freeman,
2009
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10 NACHRICHTEN, IN DENEN DER BEGRIFF «PULL STRINGS» VORKOMMT
Erfahre, worüber man in den einheimischen und internationalen Medien spricht und wie der Begriff
pull strings im Kontext der folgenden Nachrichten gebraucht wird.
York Mills C.I. students pull strings for musical charity
York Mills Collegiate Grade 10 students Daniel Cui, left, Jason Sze, Katrina Lawrence, Danielle Grabke and teacher Jennifer Freudenthal recently received a ... «insideTORONTO.com, Jun 15»
Tonight, hear a 300-yr-old violin pull strings with a 19th century cello
The more the artistic value of an antique, the greater its chances of being out of reach of the rest. But there is a rare exception: centuries-old string instruments. «Times of India, Apr 15»
Orchestra teacher knows how to pull strings
Carrie Carlson works with her advanced orchestra class at Portage High School. The longtime Portage Township Schools orchestra teacher and director of ... «nwitimes.com, Jan 15»
Rangers pull strings to keep phenom Anthony Duclair on roster
Anthony Duclair is ticketed for the Rangers' opening night roster after the team made room for his contract on Monday. Photo: Anthony J. Causi ... «New York Post, Okt 14»
Mpofu asked me to pull strings - Ramaphosa
Pretoria - Dali Mpofu asked Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene and help him advance his career, the Farlam Commission of Inquiry heard on ... «News24, Aug 14»
Stars Pull Strings To End Prison Guitar Ban
The stars helped reverse the Government ban, which had restricted inmates to nylon strings - primarily used for classical and Spanish styles. Bragg, who started ... «Sky News, Jul 14»
Lobby groups pull strings in halls of power
A couple of months ago, the superannuation industry was gearing up for a multimillion dollar campaign timed to land before the federal election. Filming had ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 13»
Did Michelle Obama pull strings to get the third season of 'Downton …
We've learned so much about how the First Family loves watching “Modern Family” (TV Guide) and Malia and Sasha are not allowed to watch television on ... «Washington Post, Nov 12»
Roman Abramovich 'could not pull strings' with Putin
But analysing Mr Abramovich's evidence, the judge said he had not been able to "pull the presidential strings". Mrs Justice Gloster published her ruling after ... «BBC News, Sep 12»
Did Toyota Pull Strings to Stifle Probes?
Critics in Congress say Toyota pulled strings at NHTSA -- with help from two former insiders, reports CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson. Christopher ... «CBS News, Feb 10»