"worked the system" meaning in English

See worked the system in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} worked the system
  1. simple past and past participle of work the system Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: work the system
    Sense id: en-worked_the_system-en-verb-zrYPtmBG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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