tirare i fili
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Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to pull the strings”. Compare French tirer les ficelles.
Verb
[edit]tiràre i fili (first-person singular present tìro i fili, first-person singular past historic tirài i fili, past participle tiràto i fili, auxiliary avére)
- to be in control of other people or situations; to mastermind; to pull the strings