string along
English
Pronunciation
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Verb
string along (third-person singular simple present strings along, present participle stringing along, simple past and past participle strung along)
- (transitive, idiomatic) To keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.
- She's been telling me for ages that she wants to meet up, but won't give me a date. I'm convinced she's stringing me along.
Translations
to keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions
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