wheeling and dealing

基本解释

Wheeling and dealing flourished, and pay scales in finance shot up, drawing in many of the nation's best and brightest young people (O.K., I'm not so sure about the “best” part).
不择手段的各种工具层出不穷，金融界薪金标准迅速攀升，吸引了我们国家最优秀和最聪明的年轻人（是不是“最优秀”人才，本人不敢打绝对的保票）。
He was fascinated by the political processes --- the wheeling and dealing of presidential politics, the manipulating, releasing and leaking of news, the public and private talks.
一幕幕政治花招真能使他看入迷了：总统竞选活动中的勾心斗角，尔虞我诈；对新闻消息的幕后操纵、公开发表和有意透露，以及公开和秘密的谈话。
As part of the final wheeling and dealing that led to the passage of the $700?billion TARP, Congress demanded an oversight board.
作为过渡期的最终措施，国会通过了一项金额为7000亿美金的过渡期援助计划，国会要求为此成立一个监督委员会。

Mediobanca, Italy's old wheeling and dealing investment bank, managed Telecom Italia's privatisation in 1997.
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As the debate unfolds, expect to see much wheeling and dealing before either chamber votes on a bill.
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