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Definition

  • noun: a long, thin piece of twisted thread that you use to attach things, tie things together, or hang things
  • noun: a cord usually used to bind, fasten, or tie
  • verb: to put (things) together on a string, thread, chain, etc.
  • + 'of'
  • synonyms: succession, concatenation, chain

Examples

  • The company has relied on government support, but the government is now threatening to 'cut the apron strings'. [=to stop providing support]

  • He's generous, but there are always 'strings attached'. [=he always expects something in return for what he gives to people]

  • He really loved her but she was just 'stringing' him 'along'. [=making him think that she loved him so she could use him]

Movie quotes

  • (..) BRUTAL: Paul. Dean. Yeah? Come here. Go on. BRUTAL: I guess the legislature loosened up the purse strings enough... ...to hire on a new guard. Look again. He's right... ...there. It ain't normal for a mouse (..)
    1999 The Green Mile