{v.} To make (something) extend over a great distance or a long stretch of time. * /The telephone poles were strung out along the road as far as we could see./ * /Mary and Ann did not have much to say but they did not want to go home. They strung out their gossip for a long time./
STRING OUT
Meaning of STRING OUT in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012