string along
string along · strings along · strung along · stringing along
нанизывать
falsche Hoffnungen machen, hinhalten
To keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentionsTo keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.
» I don't want to string you along.
Meaning
1 senses(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.
hinhalten, falsche Hoffnungen machen
More definitions
- move or come along
Examples
7 sentencesI don't want to string you along.
You can't just string along every new employee with promises you never keep.
Don't string along your girlfriend: you know she wants to get married!
"Please don't string me along."
I think that Tom strings me along.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions:
Forms
strings along, stringing along, strung along, strung along| Base form | string along · to string along |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | strings along |
| Present participle | stringing along |
| Past simple | strung along |
| Past participle | strung along |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- string upповісити, вішатиTo kill (a person) by hanging, especially to lynch.
- string outTo extend on or as if by strings, wires, etc.
- string onTo continue to convince (someone) of something untrue; to maintain a lie or scam aimed at (someone).
- string alongTo keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.
- string withTo agree with.
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- move or come along:string
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb