"avoir le bras long" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /a.vwaʁ lə bʁa lɔ̃/, /a.vwaʁ lə bʁɑ lɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-avoir le bras long.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} avoir le bras long
  1. (figuratively) to be well-connected, to have influential connections or a large network of acquaintances, to be influential Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-avoir_le_bras_long-fr-verb-dRN11LMh Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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