work the oracle

To manipulate something for one's personal gain (often financially). Primarily heard in UK. In order to win that much money gambling, he must have worked the oracle.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Domen	-	Slovene
Bashe	-	Hebrew
Brannon	-	English
Simonu	-	Old Church Slavic
Dudley	['dʌdli]
Hamilcar	hə-MIL-kahr (English), HAM-il-kahr (English)	Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History