Words nearby string
striking train, strimmer, strimon, strindberg, strine, string, string along, string bag, string band, string bass, string bean
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, adjectivestring·like, adjectivere·string, verb, re·strung, re·string·ing.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for stringless
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
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Idioms and Phrases with stringless
string
In addition to the idioms beginning with string
- string along
- string out
- strings attached
- string together
- string up
also see:
- harp on (one string)
- no strings attached
- on a shoestring
- on a string
- pull strings
- purse strings
- tied to apron strings
- two strings to one's bow
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