Phrase of the Day (pull the strings)-07MAR22

Phrase of the Day (pull the strings)-07MAR22

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is pull the strings and it is a phrase meaning “to control someone’s actions secretly; manage, direct, supervise, oversee, be the boss of, guide”.

Example Sentence: In Mumbai, between 2013 and 2016, Chitra Ramkrishna , then chairperson of (National Stock Exchange) NSE, India’s largest bourse, claims to have been in the thrall (control) of a holy man in the Himalayas who pulled her strings remotely and stage-managed high appointments, princely salaries, and full access to the National Stock Exchange databases.

Phrase of the Day (pull the strings)-07MAR22

This phrase is present in The Hindu article The holy hoax and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Hindu

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