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Funkijunki Posted 18 years ago
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pull in favors?
from a dialogue in a movie
mother:honey,you wanted to go to college.you had good grades.your father pulled in favors to get you into that school
mother:honey,you wanted to go to college.you had good grades.your father pulled in favors to get you into that school
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your father pulled in favors to get you into that school People owed the father favours, ie were obligated to the father in some ways. He said to these people, 'Help me to get my son into the school because you are obligated to me'. I usually see 'called in f avours' rather than 'pulled in favours'.
- your father pulled in favors to get you into that school People owed the father favours, ie were obligated to the father in some ways.
- He said to these people, 'Help me to get my son into the school because you are obligated to me'.
- I usually see 'called in f avours' rather than 'pulled in favours'.
- ( You don't seem to like capital letters ) Clive
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Hi,
from a dialogue in a movie
mother:honey,you wanted to go to college.you had good grades.your father pulled in favors to get you into that school
People owed the father favours, ie were obligated to the father in some ways. He said to these people, 'Help me to get my son into the school because you are obligated to me'.
I usually see 'called in favours' rat
from a dialogue in a movie
mother:honey,you wanted to go to college.you had good grades.your father pulled in favors to get you into that school
People owed the father favours, ie were obligated to the father in some ways. He said to these people, 'Help me to get my son into the school because you are obligated to me'.
I usually see 'called in favours' rat
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"Called in favors" seems the usual phrase to me, too. "Pulled" is used in the phrase "to pull strings," which means sort of the same thing; when you pull strings to get what you want, you ask people you know (presumably in high places) to do something for you. These people may or may not actually owe you a favor.
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