wheel and dealverb [ I ]
uk/ˌwiːl ən ˈdiːl/us/ˌwiːl ən ˈdiːl/informalto try to make a profit or get an advantage using clever or complicated methods and often deceiving people or breaking the usual rules:
He spends his time wheeling and dealing on the stock exchange.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cheating & tricking
- a numbers game idiom
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- fleece
- gag
- honeyfuggle
- hoodwink
- impersonate
- jape
- jiggery-pokery
- poison
- ruse
- scam
- scammer
- screw
- sell sb a bill of goods idiom
- shaft
- wool
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wheeling and dealing
noun [ U ] ukus
It's an article about all the wheeling and dealing that goes on in financial markets.