TODAY'S IDIOM: WHEELING AND DEALING

"WHEELING AND DEALING"

If you're wheeling and dealing, you're involved in the complex world of making deals and exchanging favours in business or politics, or both.

Example: The amount of wheeling and dealing that's needed to sort out a contract with the local government is incredible.

"Tratos" / "Chanchullos"

Example sentences:

• Thanks to some very good wheeling and dealing, Graham got the building contract / Gracias a sus muy buenos "tratos", Graham consiguió el contrato de construcción.

• It's an article about all the wheeling and dealing that goes on in financial markets / Es un artículo acerca de todos los "chanchullos" que suceden en los mercados financieros.

Additional examples:

• If you want to be successful in this business, you have to wheel and deal.

• You have to be very good at wheeling and dealing to start a successful business in Ukraine.

• Hey, Velma Kelly, why are you wheeling and dealing about your Sheriff story?! Why don’t you just talk turkey and tell us, who was checked?!

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