work the refs (English, verb)
expansion: work the refs (third-person singular simple present works the refs, present participle working the refs, simple past and past participle worked the refs)
Senses:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To attempt to persuade the referee or other officials to view the players on one's team with a sympathetic bias.
topics: government
politics
glosses: To manipulate the press to view one's candidate favorably and to report negative stories on one's opponent.
tags: broadly
Forms:
form: works the refs
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: working the refs
tags: participle
present
form: worked the refs
tags: participle
past
form: worked the refs
tags: past