Idiom | Wheel and Deal |
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Example | Sasha's uncle is an international businessman who wheels and deals all over the world. |
Meaning | to skillfully and aggressively make big plans with important business, usually to earn a lot of money |
Origin | The slang expression for an important person is "big wheel." A "wheeler-dealer" is an important person who makes substantial deals. The saying originated in gambling houses of the American West, where there were gamblers who were heavy betters at cards ("deal") and roulette ("wheel"). Sometimes this phrase refers to people who are big-time operators in tricky, perhaps dishonest, ways. |
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