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wheeling and dealing

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Business basics, Politics
ˌwheeling and ˈdealing noun [uncountable]  BBPPactivities that involve a lot of complicated and sometimes dishonest deals, especially in business or politics 〔尤指商业或政治上的〕投机取巧,玩弄手段
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wheeling and dealingSo, most probably and with a bit more wheeling and dealing, can Mr Kohl.But your dream world of wheeling and dealing become confusing.But now it was time for some wheeling and dealing.The wheeling and dealing of regimes is presumably not very mysterious.
From Longman Business Dictionarywheeling and dealingˌwheeling and ˈdealing [uncountable]COMMERCE business activities that involve a lot of complicated and sometimes dishonest dealsWith so much wheeling and dealing going on in the industry, we can expect to see more legal suits.wheeler-dealer noun [countable]He thinks of himself as a real wheeler-dealer. dealing
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wheeling and dealing
ˌwheeling and ˈdealing noun [uncountable]
activities that involve a lot of complicated and sometimes dishonest deals, especially in business or politics