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يمسك بكل خيوط اللعبة

English translation: pull all the strings


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Arabic term or phrase:يمسك بكل خيوط اللعبة
English translation:pull all the strings
Entered by: Muhammad Atallah
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10:25 Aug 30, 2010
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Arabic term or phrase: يمسك بكل خيوط اللعبة
مسيطر
Dina 13
pull all the strings
Explanation:
Although more context would be helpful.
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Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 22:05
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6pull all the strings
Muhammad Atallah
5He has a finger in every pie
Mokhtar Oussama Alliouche


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
He has a finger in every pie


Explanation:
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Mokhtar Oussama Alliouche
Algeria
Local time: 21:05
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
pull all the strings


Explanation:
Although more context would be helpful.


    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pull+the+strings
    Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/enar/pull%20the%20strings
Muhammad Atallah
Egypt
Local time: 22:05
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 48
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agree  Muhammad Abdulfattah AHMAD
30 mins

agree  Nadia Ayoub
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agree  sktrans
3 hrs

agree  salma 2
4 hrs

agree  Mohamed Gaafar
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agree  Lina SM
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Sep 13, 2010 - Changes made by Muhammad Atallah:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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