STRING ALONG


Meaning of STRING ALONG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 1914

transitive verb

1. : to keep waiting

strung him along until the boss was back from lunch

2. : deceive , fool

string along ing us along with ruses and red herrings — John Powers

intransitive verb

: go along , agree

held her tongue and strung along with the rest of them

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.