- wheel|er-deal|er
- wheel|er-deal|er «HWEE luhr DEE luhr», noun.U.S. Slang. a person who wheels and deals; aggressive, freewheeling operator.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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wheel and deal — {v. phr.}, {slang} To make many big plans or schemes; especially with important people in government and business; in matters of money and influence; handle money or power for your own advantage; plan important matters in a smart or skillful way… … Dictionary of American idioms
wheel and deal — {v. phr.}, {slang} To make many big plans or schemes; especially with important people in government and business; in matters of money and influence; handle money or power for your own advantage; plan important matters in a smart or skillful way… … Dictionary of American idioms
wheel and deal — UK US verb [I] INFORMAL COMMERCE, POLITICS ► to try to make a profit or get an advantage using clever, complicated, and sometimes dishonest methods: »He made a cool $500,000 before lunch wheeling and dealing in shares. »He continued to wheel and… … Financial and business terms
wheel and deal — ► wheel and deal engage in commercial or political scheming. Main Entry: ↑wheel … English terms dictionary
wheel and deal — in. to negotiate, cajole, and connive aggressively. (See also wheeler dealer.) □ If you can’t wheel and deal, you can’t run for elective office. □ Any crook can wheel and deal! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
wheel·er-deal·er — /ˌwiːlɚˈdiːlɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] informal : a person who makes deals in business or politics in a skillful and sometimes dishonest way a political wheeler dealer see also wheel and deal at ↑wheel, 2 … Useful english dictionary
wheel and deal — wheeling and dealing complicated and sometimes dishonest agreements in business or politics that people try to achieve in order to make profits or get advantages. He s the sort of guy that likes to drive fast cars and wheel and deal on the stock… … New idioms dictionary
wheel and deal — engage in commercial or political scheming, especially unscrupulously. → wheel … English new terms dictionary
wheel and deal — phrasal : to take the part of a leader or wheel and to take charge of affairs or arrangements showed the town how an absolute dictator wheels and deals Newsweek … Useful english dictionary
wheel and deal — phrasal to make deals or do business especially shrewdly or briskly … New Collegiate Dictionary
