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string someone along — If you string someone along, you deliberately mislead them about your intentions. Bob finally realized that Mary had just been stringing him along; she had no intention of marrying him … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
string someone up — 1》 kill someone by hanging. 2》 (be strung up) Brit. informal be tense or nervous. → string … English new terms dictionary
string someone along — informal mislead someone deliberately over a length of time. → string … English new terms dictionary
string someone along — (informal) MISLEAD, deceive, take advantage of, dupe, hoax, fool, make a fool of, play with, toy with, dally with, trifle with; informal lead up the garden path, take for a ride. → string * * * informal mislead someone deliberately over a length… … Useful english dictionary
string someone along — verb To accept romantic feelings from someone, reciprocating the statements and acts of love, while hiding ones own disinterest … Wiktionary
string someone/something up — hang something up on strings ■ kill someone by hanging … Useful english dictionary
string — string1 [ strıŋ ] noun *** ▸ 1 thin rope ▸ 2 group/series of things ▸ 3 on instrument ▸ 4 on tennis racket, etc. ▸ 5 something like string ▸ 6 players rated by ability ▸ 7 limiting conditions ▸ 8 G string ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount thin… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
string up — verb 1. kill by hanging The murderer was hanged on Friday • Syn: ↑hang • Derivationally related forms: ↑hanging (for: ↑hang) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
string — noun 1》 material consisting of threads of cotton, hemp, etc. twisted together to form a thin length. ↘a piece of such material. 2》 a length of catgut or wire on a musical instrument, producing a note by vibration. ↘(strings) the stringed… … English new terms dictionary
string along — verb move or come along • Syn: ↑string • Hypernyms: ↑advance, ↑progress, ↑pass on, ↑move on, ↑march on, ↑go on • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
