| 单词 | wheel and deal |
| 释义 | wheel and dealWord forms: 3rd person singular presenttense wheels and deals, present participle wheeling and dealing, past tense, past participle wheeled and dealed verb If you say that someone wheels and deals, you mean that they use a lot of different methods and contacts to achieve what they want in business or politics, often in a way which you consider dishonest. He still wheels and deals around the globe. [VERB] ...a fisherman's son who wheeled and dealed his way to the most senior public position. [V way prep] wheeling and dealing uncountable noun He hates the wheeling and dealing associated with conventional political life. wheel and deal in British English informal See full dictionary entry for wheelto be a free agent, esp to advance one's own interests wheel and deal in British English (wiːl ən diːl) verb (intransitive) informal to be a free agent, esp to advance one's own interests His pocket was not bottomless: he had to wheel and deal like anyone else. He still wheels and deals around the globe. a fisherman's son who wheeled and dealed his way to the most senior public position wheel and deal in American English US; pt. & pp.wheeled and dealed Slang to behave in an aggressive, flamboyant way, as in arranging business or political deals Examples of 'wheel and deal' in a sentence |
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