wangle

Universal Words verb ~ sth (from / out of sb) (informal) to get sth that you or another person wants by persuading sb or by a clever plan: [VN] She had wangled an invitation to the opening night. * I'll try to wangle some money out of my parents. * We should be able to wangle it so that you can start tomorrow. * He managed to wangle his way onto the course. * [VNN] He had wangled her a seat on the plane.