Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - string along
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String along
string along
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verb Date: 1914 transitive verb 1. to keep waiting strung him along until the boss was back from lunch 2. deceive, fool ~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 Collegiate Dictionary
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1. следовать за кем-л. can't you stop him stringing along - he is such a dreadful bore —- нельзя ли сделать так, чтобы он от нас отстал - он такой ужасный зануда take my advice - string along with me. I know the business inside out —- послушай моего совета - давай работать вместе; я знаю это дело досконально 2. (with) разделять (взгляды) she could not string along with their modern notions —- она не разделяла их современных идей 3. обманывать, водить за нос I have a feeling that the young man is just stringing us along —- у меня такое чувство, что этот молодой человек просто водит нас за нос to string along tenderfeet with tall tales —- рассказывать новичкам небылицы he doesn't intend to marry the girl - he's just stringing her along —- он и не собирается на ней жениться, он просто морочит девочке голову ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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{v.}, {informal} 1. To deceive; fool; lead on dishonestly. * /Mary was stringing John along for years but she didn't mean to marry him./ * /George told the new boy that he must always call the teacher "Sir," but the new boy soon saw that George was stringing him along./ Compare: ON A STRING. 2. To follow someone's leadership; join his group. * /Those of you who want to learn about wild flowers, string along with Jake./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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