Finagle (verb)

1. To achieve something through cunning, trickery, or underhanded means.
2. To manipulate or maneuver a situation to one's advantage.

Origin:

The word 'finagle' is believed to have originated in the yiddish language, where it meant 'to cheat or swindle', and is related to the german word 'fingern' meaning 'to steal'.

Examples:

1. He managed to finagle his way into the exclusive club by pretending to be a wealthy businessman.
2. She finagled a promotion by ingratiating herself with the boss and spreading rumors about her coworkers.
3. He finagled a free meal by claiming it was his birthday and convincing the restaurant to comp his meal.
4. The company finagled the contract by offering bribes to the decision-makers.
5. The politician finagled the vote by promising favors to key supporters and making false promises to the voters.