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string sb along

Phrasal Verb with string
 
 
/strɪŋ/ verb [T] (past tense and past participle strung)

Definition

to deceive someone for a long time about what you are intending to do
(Definition of string sb along from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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