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qui tire les ficelles

who is pulling the strings

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who is pulling the strings An idiomatic expression for the person secretly controlling or influencing events. Literally, “who pulls the strings.”
FR: Je me demande qui tire les ficelles dans cette affaire.
EN: I wonder who is pulling the strings in this matter.

Vous croyez que j'ignore qui tire les ficelles ?

Do you think I don't know who's pulling the strings?

Je sais qui tire les ficelles.

I know who's pulling the strings.

Qui tire les ficelles en coulisses ?

Who's pulling the strings behind the scenes?

C'est lui qui tire les ficelles, hein ?

He's the one pulling the strings, isn't he?