Definition
- C2
To secretly use personal influence or connections with powerful individuals to gain an advantage or to assist someone.
套關係，走後門
She managed to get into that prestigious school, allegedly because her father 'pulled strings' there.
她成功進入那所名校，據說是因為她父親在那裡『拉關係』。
He admitted that he got the job by 'pulling strings', not through his own merits.
他承認他是靠『拉關係』得到這份工作，而不是靠自己的實力。
They had to 'pull strings' and use some political connections to get the project approved.
他們不得不『拉關係』，並利用一些政治人脈來讓這個項目獲得批准。