OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 13782

wangle

/ˈwæŋ.ɡəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
agenciarse
To obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods.
After graduation, she was hired by United Press International, which on one memorable occasion sent her to cover a show by Elvis Presley in Detroit. She wangled an invitation to th…
“My dear old lad,” he said, briskly, “this must be remedied! Oh, positively! This must be remedied at once! I suppose my things wouldn’t fit you? No. Well, I tell you what. We’ll w…
Phrases