They tried unsuccessfully to 'lever' him out of his job. [=to force him out of his job]
They used their money as a 'lever' to gain political power.
She 'levered' her way into a position of political power.
(..) and Chekov is just shoveling them into his mouth, and Spock's like, "I can't believe this Russian is defeating me." Meanwhile, Scotty's in the transporter room fiddling with levers, when Lieutenant Uhura comes in, and she's got, you know, her big pointies. - And Scotty's fingers are all sweaty. (..)2013 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Blood Money Season: 5 Episode 9