strings along
Keeps hope alive
To string someone along is to keep them waiting or hoping without delivering on promises—maintaining their interest through vague assurances while having no real intention of following through.
The image is of leading someone by a string: He strung her along for months before admitting he wasn't leaving his wife.
Strings along is the third-person singular form.
- accompanyGo along with
- trickDeliberate deception
- misleadCause false belief
- lead astrayCause to err
- betrayViolate a trust
follow · hoodwink · feign · false hope · bluff · falsify · shadow · deceive · dupe · toy with · lead on · play for time · drag out · waste time · trail · con · pull the wool over · loiter
strings alongcommits
Pledges to do
follows through · stands by · ties the knot · takes the plunge · steps up
strings alongcuts loose
Releases all restraint
lets go · decides · resolves · comes clean · fish or cut bait
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