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
Bat-Sheva	-	Biblical Hebrew
Pelagiya	pye-lah-GEE-yah, pee-lah-GEE-yah	Russian
Titos	-	Biblical Greek
Sabas	SAH-bahs (Spanish)	Spanish, Late Greek
Thomas	TAHM-əs (English), TOM-əs (English), to-MAH (French), TO-mahs (German, Dutch), tho-MAHS (Greek)	English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblica
Venus	['vi:nəs]