pull some strings

基本解释

Mom, Can You Pull Some Strings?
妈妈，您能在暗中帮助我吗？
In a short while I broke the cords that bound my left arm, and, by a strong pull, made loose some of the strings by which my hair was held fast.
一会儿，我挣断了捆绑我左臂的绳子，然后用力一拉，把捆着我头发的一些绳子弄松。
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If Cobb successfully implants an idea into the target (that is, if the whole point of the film works), Saito will pull some strings that will reunite Cobb with his children.
如果科布能够成功的将一个概念植入目标（也就是说，如果电影所有的观点都说的通的话）的头脑中，齐藤就会施展手腕让科布与自己的孩子们团聚。

The director of the hospital persuaded Fadl to turn himself in, saying that he would pull some strings to protect him.
NEWYORKER: The Rebellion Within