string along

• Verbo frasal que significa engañar o hacer creer a alguien algo falso durante un tiempo, o acompañar a alguien para hacerle compañía.

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

incontable · verbo irregular · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Deceive or misleadinformal

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

   tener a alguien en vilo

   • 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.

   Sinónimosdangledeceivedeludedupefoolhoodwinklead onmisleadtoy with

   Antónimosdisabuseenlighteninformtell

2. Accompany or followinformal

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

   Acompañar o seguir

   • 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.

   Sinónimosaccompanycome alongfollowgo alongtag along