phrasal verb

String out

Rank #2100Letter SInseparable

2Sections

Make something last as long as possible

Meanings

  • Make something last as long as possible (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • There was half an hour to go, so I STRUNG the questions OUT as long as I could.
  • I've been STRINGING OUT since she moved away.
  • He'll continue to STRING OUT until he sees her again.

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