to string along with sb

  • 1string along (with somebody) — ˌstring aˈlong (with sb) derived (BrE, informal) to go somewhere with sb, especially because you have nothing else to do • Do you mind if I string along with you? Main entry: ↑stringderived …

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  • 2I'll String Along with You — is a popular song with by Harry Warren and lyrics by Al Dubin, published in 1934. The song s chorus sung repeatedly during the showgirl audition scene in the movie Mrs. Henderson Presents …

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  • 3string along — phrasal verb Word forms string along : present tense I/you/we/they string along he/she/it strings along present participle stringing along past tense strung along past participle strung along 1) string someone along [transitive] to make someone… …

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  • 4string along — verb move or come along • Syn: ↑string • Hypernyms: ↑advance, ↑progress, ↑pass on, ↑move on, ↑march on, ↑go on • Verb Frames …

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  • 5string along — Synonyms and related words: act with, align with, bamboozle, bedog, beguile, betray, blarney, bluff, butter, butter up, cajole, chase, cheat on, circumvent, come after, come behind, conjure, coquet, dally, deceive, delude, diddle, dog, double… …

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  • 6string along — {v.}, {informal} 1. To deceive; fool; lead on dishonestly. * /Mary was stringing John along for years but she didn t mean to marry him./ * /George told the new boy that he must always call the teacher Sir, but the new boy soon saw that George was …

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  • 7string along — {v.}, {informal} 1. To deceive; fool; lead on dishonestly. * /Mary was stringing John along for years but she didn t mean to marry him./ * /George told the new boy that he must always call the teacher Sir, but the new boy soon saw that George was …

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  • 8string\ along — v informal 1. To deceive; fool; lead on dishonestly. Mary was stringing John along for years but she didn t mean to marry him. George told the new boy that he must always call the teacher Sir, but the new boy soon saw that George was stringing… …

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  • 9string along — ► string along informal 1) stay with a person or group as long as it is convenient. 2) mislead deliberately over a length of time. Main Entry: ↑string …

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  • 10string along — [v] play with; keep dangling bluff, coquet, dally, deceive, dupe, flirt, fool, hoax, lead on*, put one over on*, take for a ride*, toy, trifle, wanton; concept 59 Ant. let go, release …

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