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{ "etymology_text": ": pull strings < → δείτε τις λέξεις pull και strings", "forms": [ { "form": "pull strings" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "phrase", "related": [ { "word": "pull wires" } ], "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)" ], "examples": [ { "text": "He needed to pull some strings to get the position.", "translation": "Χρειάστηκε να βάλει λίγα μέσα για να πάρει τη θέση." } ], "glosses": [ "βάζω μέσα, κινώ τα νήματα, κατευθύνω τις ενέργειες κάποιων, συνήθως παρασκηνιακά" ], "raw_tags": [ "ιδιωματισμός" ] } ], "word": "pull strings" }
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