FINAGLE

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Despite not having a reservation, Tom managed to finagle his way into the fully-booked restaurant by sweet-talking the maître d’.

(verb) To obtain something by devious or dishonest means, often through trickery or manipulation. It can also mean to use clever or underhanded methods to achieve a goal or to wangle or worm one’s way into or out of a situation.

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