“Pulling someone's strings” in Japanese
Short answer
Pulling someone's strings in Japanese is “糸引き” (itohiki). Full meaning: stretching out a string, stretching out like a string; silk reeling, silk spinning, filature, silk reeler, silk spinner; pulling someone's strings.
Other ways to say “Pulling someone's strings” in Japanese
糸引
itohiki stretching out a string, stretching out like a string; silk reeling, silk spinning, filature, silk reeler, silk spinner; pulling someone's strings
イトヒキ
itohiki stretching out a string, stretching out like a string; silk reeling, silk spinning, filature, silk reeler, silk spinner; pulling someone's strings
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