String along
String along verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: the student succeeded in stringing even his teachers along with his tales of family hardships
Sucker and string along are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sucker" instead a verb "String along".
Sucker
Sucker verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.
Usage example: a notorious imposter who at one time suckered a lot of people into believing that she was the Grand Duchess Anastasia
String along and sucker are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "String along" instead a verb "Sucker".
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