finagle

To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated and/or intensive efforts.

finagle a day off work

She finagled her way around so that her arms were now clasped around his neck. So as not to cause a scene, Jason began to sway with her as if they had intended to dance. “Where's your counterpart tonight, Mandy?” he asked with a sly smile. “I thought you and Carl Maycomb were seeing each other.” Mandy answered with a “humph,” indicating she didn't want to talk about Carl.

To obtain, arrange, or achieve by deceitful methods, by trickery.

finagled his way out of a ticket by pretending to be on the way to a funeral, distraught

Down the third-floor hallway, she noticed that the police tape had been removed from George Vandercloop's door. Did that mean Sunrise Village was now free to rent it to a new tenant? She tried the door knob and found it locked. Not that she expected she'd find anything more in the apartment than she'd seen the one time she'd finagled her way inside. Murder by chloroform didn't leave much evidence behind. She U-turned, made her way to the door with “Helen Dorgan” printed on [it] ...

To cheat or swindle; to use crafty, deceitful methods. (often with "out of" preceding the object)

shady stockbrokers who finagle their clients out of fortunes.