wheeling and dealing
noun [ U ] uk/ˌwiː.lɪŋ ən ˈdiː.lɪŋ/ us/ˌwiː.lɪŋ ən ˈdiː.lɪŋ/
投机取巧，耍弄手腕
the act of trying to make a profit or get an advantage using clever or complicated methods and often deceiving people or breaking the usual rules
It's an article about all the wheeling and dealing that goes on in financial markets. 这是一篇关于金融市场上各种投机行为的文章。
The project required years of intense wheeling and dealing. 该项目需要数年不断的投机和钻营。
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- I'm concerned about all the wheeling and dealing that's going on over here.
- He enjoys the wheeling and dealing of politics.
- The wheeling and dealing continued right up to the deadline.