WHEEL AND DEAL

v. phr. , slang To make many big plans or schemes; especially with important people in government and business; in matters of money and influence; handle money or power for your own advantage; plan important matters in a smart or skillful way and sometimes in a tricky, or not strictly honest way. Mr. Smith made a fortune by wheeling and dealing on the stock market. The senator got this law passed by wheeling and dealing in Congress. wheeler-dealer n. phr. , slang A person with power and control. The biggest wheeler-dealer in the state has many friends in high places in business and government and is a rich man himself.