Finagle (Verb)
Meaning
Achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- She managed to finagle a promotion by taking credit for her colleagues' ideas and presenting them as her own to the boss.
- He finagled his way into the exclusive nightclub by pretending to be a VIP guest.
- The salesperson finagled the customer into buying a more expensive model by exaggerating its benefits.
- The company finagled a deal by making false promises to the supplier and delivered substandard goods.
- She attempted to finagle her way out of paying the traffic ticket by lying to the officer about the circumstances.