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string along
verb
to agree or appear to be in agreement (with)
to accompany
Also: string on.(tr) to deceive, fool, or hoax, esp in order to gain time
Idioms and Phrases
Go along with someone, accompany or follow, as in I decided to string along with them, just to see what might happen . [ Colloquial ; first half of 1900s]
Agree, as in We knew that three committee members would string along with us for now . [ Colloquial ; first half of 1900s]
string someone along . Keep someone waiting or in a state of uncertainty; also, fool or deceive someone. For example, We were stringing them along, hoping that we'd get a better offer , or She was in tears when she found out that he'd just been stringing her along . [ Colloquial ; c. 1900]
Example Sentences
I take pride in being able to do that and letting them go because otherwise keeping them stringing along would be more hurtful to them.
His left hand hovers over the strings along the neck, a cylindrical tube held between his thumb and middle finger drawing the metallic tones into a smooth glissando when it touches steel.
Deceiving ourselves that way is foolish; using that lie to string along our loved ones is pitiless.
But even though Belly is whiny, somewhat selfish and definitely stringing along various guys as she tries to figure out her own feelings, Tung's winning portrayal is what affords Belly a heaping helping of grace.
He had to string along the stupid Jewish girl with that phony story about his grandmother and the Holocaust.
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