- string someone along
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To accept romantic feelings from someone, reciprocating the statements and acts of love, while hiding ones own disinterest.
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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 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 — informal mislead someone deliberately over a length of time. → string … English new terms 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 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… … English 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
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 — {{11}}string (n.) O.E. streng line, cord, thread, from P.Gmc. *strangiz (Cf. O.N. strengr, Dan. streng, M.Du. strenge, Du. streng, O.H.G. strang, Ger. Strang rope, cord ), from *strang taut, stiff, from PIE root *strenk … Etymology dictionary
string along — PHRASAL VERB If you string someone along, you deceive them by letting them believe you have the same desires, beliefs, or hopes as them. [INFORMAL] [V n P] She took advantage of him, stringing him along even after they were divorced … English dictionary
string — 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
