string along

• فعل مركب يُستخدم للإشارة إلى خداع شخص ما أو تضليله بوعود كاذبة على مدى فترة من الزمن، أو إلى مرافقة شخص ما لمجرد الصحبة دون التزام حقيقي.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of deceiving or misleading someone over a period of time, or accompanying someone for company.

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1. Deceive or misleadinformal

   To deliberately keep someone in a false hope or belief, often by making promises that are not kept.

   الخداع أو التضليل

   • He kept stringing her along with promises of marriage.
   • The company strung the investors along for months.
   • Don't string me along; just tell me the truth.

   المرادفاتdangledeceivedeludedupefoolhoodwinklead onmisleadtoy with

   الأضدادdisabuseenlighteninformtell

2. Accompany or followinformal

   To go along with someone or something, often without a strong commitment.

   مصاحبة

   • I'll just string along with you to the party.
   • She strung along with the group for the tour.
   • He decided to string along for the ride.

   المرادفاتaccompanycome alongfollowgo alongtag along