Английский словарь американских идиом - string along
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String along
string along
{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./
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If you string someone along, you deceive them by letting them believe you have the same desires, beliefs, or hopes as them. (INFORMAL) She took advantage of him, stringing him along even after they were divorced. PHRASAL VERB: V n P ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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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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