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String along
To keep somebody falsely believing that one has certain intentions.
📖 Definitions of "String along"
verb
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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."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "String along"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| stringnoun | (countable, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together. |
| string onverb | To continue to convince (someone) of something untrue; to maintain a lie or scam aimed at (someone). |
| lead someone up the garden pathverb | (idiomatic) To deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone. |
| rope-a-dopenoun | (boxing) A technique in which the boxer assumes a defensive stance against the ropes and absorbs an opponent's blows, hoping to exploit eventual tiredness or a mistake. |
| hook inverb | (transitive) To be introduced to; to join up with; to become involved with. |
| blue-ballverb | (slang, vulgar, transitive) To leave (a person, usually a man) sexually frustrated by denying them an orgasm or abruptly ending sexual contact. |
| have someone goingverb | (colloquial) To temporarily convince someone of a falsehood. |
| lead someone down the garden pathverb | Synonym of lead someone up the garden path. |
| tantalizeverb | (transitive) To tease (someone) by offering or showing them something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied. |
| yank someone's chainverb | (informal, idiomatic) To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting. |
| get someone in a lineverb | (archaic, slang) To hoax or entrap somebody, so as to get some sport out of them. |
| pull someone's chainverb | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, chain. |
| play gamesverb | (idiomatic) To deceive; to lie about one's intentions. |
| take the baitverb | (figuratively) To be lured by an offer, flattery, or a provocation into doing something, especially something disadvantageous or dubious. |
| amuseverb | (transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions. |
| linger outverb | (transitive) To pass in a tedious manner. |
| banternoun | Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation. |
| beguileverb | (transitive) To charm, delight or captivate. |
| keep someone guessingverb | To act in such a way that others do not fully understand what one has done or do not know what to expect next. |
| play the foolverb | (idiomatic) To behave in a foolish or comical manner. |
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