Wangle

Watch me wangle an invitation out of her.

“My dear old lad,” he said, briskly, “this must be remedied! Oh, positively! This must be remedied at once! I suppose my things wouldn’t fit you? No. Well, I tell you what. We’ll wangle something from my father-in-law.

After graduation, she was hired by United Press International, which on one memorable occasion sent her to cover a show by Elvis Presley in Detroit. She wangled an invitation to the singer’s hotel room, where one thing led to another.

He tried to wangle an extra ticket to the concert, but it was sold out.

She managed to wangle an invitation to the exclusive event.

It took some effort to wangle a last-minute meeting with the CEO.