| 单词 | to pull the ropes |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pull (also work) the ropes P7. to pull (also work) the ropes: to direct or influence events; to pull strings. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > influence > have influence [verb (intransitive)] > exert influence > behind the scenes to pull (also move) the wires1813 to pull (also work) the ropes1841 to pull the strings1860 to pull strings1924 1839 New Sporting Mag. 17 2 Mrs. Theobald named the unfortunate Paulina, when she won at Gorhambury; and the Lady, we understand, gave no directions to Mr. Curwen to ‘pull the ropes’.] 1841 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Sept. 242 When we parted my compatriot promised to ‘pull the ropes for me’. 1876 W. G. Nash Century of Gossip iv. 70 I cum purty near..tellin' 'em that Elton wouldn't pull a rope for him, if he got the nominashun. 1880 H. W. French Ego xvii. 230 He must have a tremendous influence, and know well how to work the ropes. 1895 W. Campbell Mordred ii. ii, in Poet. Trag. (1908) 44 I am half resolved to..help to pull the ropes behind the scenes That aid the puppets to their forced parts. 1900 G. N. Boothby Maker of Nations i. 19 You do require to know the ropes. And what is more, you require to be very careful how you pull those ropes when you are familiar with them. 1920 E. Dejeans Moreton Myst. vi. 38 I have been, as you say, ‘pulling the ropes’ to get some kind of commission with the medical corps. 2004 E. Vary Almost Lifetime iv. 48 As a result of my boss's influence and knowledge of how to ‘work the ropes’, the state gave me a permanent job. < as lemmas |
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