糸を引く

いとをひく

to pull (the puppet) strings

Meanings

  1. expression, godan verb to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes
  2. to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

Its kanji

In sentences

裏うらで糸いとを引ひいてるのは誰だれなんだ？ Who's pulling the strings behind the scenes? #10941196