to string along with sb

  • 11string along — 1) must your sister always string along? Syn: go along, come too, accompany someone, join someone 2) I think Daisy is just stringing poor Dave along Syn: mislead, deceive, take advantage of, dupe, hoax, fool, make a fool of …

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  • 12string along — verb Date: 1914 transitive verb 1. to keep waiting < strung him along until the boss was back from lunch > 2. deceive, fool < string alonging us along with ruses and red herrings John Powers > intransitive verb go along …

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  • 13string along — pretend that you believe, go along with    When Franz talks about shark fishing, I just string along …

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  • 14string along — deceive or fool He tried to string me along with his story about his sick mother …

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  • 15string along (to) —  Deceive, to be not fully honest with someone.  ► “The Bosnian Serbs’ prevarication over the peace plan seems to be another attempt to string along negotiations and to sow division between Russia and the West until the Serbs get what they want.”&#8230; …

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  • 16go along with — Synonyms and related words: OK, accede, accede to, accept, accompany, accord, accord to, acknowledge, acquiesce, act with, admit, agree, agree in opinion, agree provisionally, agree to, agree with, align with, allow, approve, approve of, assent,&#8230; …

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  • 17string — 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&#8230; …

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  • 18string — string1 W2S3 [strıŋ] n ↑sticker, ↑string ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(thread)¦ 2¦(group/series)¦ 3 no strings (attached) 4 string of pearls/lights/beads etc 5¦(music)¦ 6 first string/second string etc 7 have somebody on a string 8 have more than one string to your …

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  • 19string — 1 /strIN/ noun 1 THREAD (C, U) a strong thread made of several threads twisted together, used for tying or fastening things: Can you find me some string to tie up this package? | Puppets are worked by strings. | a piece of string 2 GROUP/SERIES&#8230; …

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  • 20string — /strɪŋ / (say string) noun 1. a line, cord, or thread, used for tying parcels, etc. 2. a narrow strip of cloth, leather, etc., for tying parts together: strings of a bonnet. 3. something resembling a string or thread. 4. a number of objects, as&#8230; …