Idioms for string
- to use one's influence or authority, usually in secret, in order to bring about a desired result.
- to gain or attempt to gain one's objectives by means of influential friends, associates, etc.: He had his uncle pull strings to get him a promotion.
on a/the string, Informal.
subject to the whim of another; in one's power; dependent: After keeping me on a string for two months, they finally hired someone else.
pull strings/wires,
Origin of string
before 900; (noun) Middle English
string, streng, Old English
streng; cognate with Dutch
streng, German
Strang; akin to Latin
stringere to bind; (v.) late Middle English
stringen to string a bow, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM string
string·less, adjective string·like, adjective re·string, verb, re·strung, re·string·ing.Words nearby string
striking train,
strimmer,
strimon,
strindberg,
strine,
string,
string along,
string bag,
string band,
string bass,
string bean
British Dictionary definitions for string out
string
/ (strɪŋ) /
noun
verb strings, stringing or strung (strʌŋ)
Derived forms of string
stringlike, adjectiveWord Origin for string
Old English
streng; related to Old High German
strang, Old Norse
strengr; see
strong
Idioms and Phrases with string out (1 of 2)
string out
Stretch, extend; also, prolong. For example, The parade strung out for miles, or The meetings strung out over weeks instead of days. [First half of 1800s]
strung out. Addicted to, stupefied by, or debilitated by drug use, as in She was completely strung out when they found her. [Second half of 1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with string out (2 of 2)
string