プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
くちきき【口利き】
❶〔仲介，世話〕mediation，《文》 good offices；〔人〕a go-between, a mediator
彼の口利きのおかげでことが運んだ
Thanks to his mediation, the matter went well.
友人がその会社に入れるよう叔父に口利きを頼んだ
I asked my uncle to use his good offices to get my friend a position in that firm.
彼の口利きで会場が安く借りられた
We were able to rent the meeting place cheaply because he gave us an introduction.
❷〔顔役〕an influential person; a person of influence
口利き料
a commission