wheel and deal

Example Sentences

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This was the new “New York”; not just as far as the series was concerned, but in terms of the figures who wheel and deal within the city itself.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2025

Here the heroes are crafty general managers who wheel and deal, barter and sign and deploy their players like so many chess pieces.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2019

Their ruthless hucksters wheel and deal like David Mamet’s salesmen in “Glengarry Glen Ross,” but wear more expensive suits.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2017

Music bigwigs wheel and deal at restaurants facing a festival theater built into the side of a mountain.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2017

‘So let’s wheel and deal, Music Man,’ Leo said.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan