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to string along
01
move or come along
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
along
Base verb
string
Present tense
string along
3rd person singular
strings along
Present participle
stringing along
Past simple
strung along
Past participle
strung along
02
to mislead someone into believing something that isn't true
Informal
Examples
He was being strung along by promises of a promotion that never came.
