string along
• mislead someone deliberately over a length of time, especially about one's intentions.
• "she had no plans to marry him—she was just stringing him along"
Similar:
mislead,
deceive,
take in,
take advantage of,
dupe,
hoax,
fool,
make a fool of,
bluff,
make use of,
play with,
toy with,
dally with,
trifle with,
play fast and loose with,
lead up the garden path,
take for a ride,
put one over on,
kid,
• stay with or accompany a person or group casually or as long as it is convenient.
• "I say we let him string along with us for a while"
Similar:
go along,
go too,
come too,
join in,
accompany,
join,
join up with,
take up with,
