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Verb: string along  string u'long [N. Amer], string u'lóng [Brit]
Usage: informal
  1. Move or come along
    "You can string along if you like";
    - string
     
  2. Deceive or mislead someone, especially by giving false hope
    "He strung her along for months before admitting he wasn't interested"

Derived forms: strings along, strung along, stringing along

Type of: advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress