work the oracle (English, verb)
expansion: work the oracle (third-person singular simple present works the oracle, present participle working the oracle, simple past and past participle worked the oracle)
Senses:
topics: government
law-enforcement
glosses: To fabricate a suspect's verbal statement.
tags: UK
slang
glosses: To manipulate circumstances to one's personal advantage.
tags: dated
informal
Forms:
form: works the oracle
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: working the oracle
tags: participle
present
form: worked the oracle
tags: participle
past
form: worked the oracle
tags: past