string along
string someone along
To deceive; fool; lead on dishonestly.
Обманывать, дурачить, вести себя нечестно.
Mary was stringing John along for years but she didn't mean to marry him.
George told the new boy that he must always call the teacher "Sir," but the new boy soon saw that George was stringing him along.
Susan had high hopes of marrying Charlie. When he ran off with another woman, she realized that he was just stringing her along.
Сюзан надеялась, что Чарли женится на ней. Когда он убежал с другой женщиной, она поняла, что он ее всего лишь водил за нос.
To follow someone's leadership; join his group.
Those of you who want to learn about wild flowers, string along with Jake.
string out
To make (something) extend over a great distance or a long stretch of time.
The telephone poles were strung out along the road as far as we could see.
Mary and Ann did not have much to say but they did not want to go home. They strung out their gossip for a long time.
string up
To put a rope around the neck of a person and choke him to death; hang.
The posse strung up the rustler without a trial.
strings attached
With some special proviso or condition that is a handicap.
John inherited a large fortune but with the string attached that he could not touch a penny of it before his 28th birthday.
stuff the ballot box
ballot stuffing
ballot-stuffing
To give more votes to a candidate in an election than there are people who actually voted for him.
It is a crime to stuff the ballot box.
suck in
To pull in by taking a deep breath and tightening the muscles; flatten.
"Suck in those stomachs," the gym teacher said.
To make a fool of; cheat.
The uneducated farmer was sucked in by a clever crook.
sure thing
Something sure to happen; something about which there is no doubt.
It's no fun betting on a sure thing.
Of course; certainly.
Sure thing, I'll be glad to do it for you.
swear in
swear into
To have a person swear or promise to do his duty as a member or an officer of an organization, government department, or similar group. Swear into is used when the name of the group is given.
Mary and Ann will be sworn into the club tonight.
Fred was sworn in as class president.
Many new men were sworn into the army last month.
At the inauguration, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court swore in the new President.