Pengertian “string someone along”
String someone along adalah phrasal verb dengan kata kerja “string” yang bermakna “to decieve someone for a long time, especially about one’s intention” (menipu seseorang untuk waktu yang lama, khususnya tentang niatnya). Frasa bahasa Inggris ini bersifat informal.
Contoh Kalimat “string someone along”
| No | Contoh Kalimat “string someone along” |
|---|---|
| 1 | He isn’t taking it slow. He’s stringing you along. (Dia tidak sedang ingin menjalani dengan pelan-pelan. Dia sedang menipumu.) |
| 2 | Deliberately stringing someone along for free rides is an awful thing to do to another human being. (Dengan sengaja menipu seseorang untuk waktu yang lama untuk tumpangan gratis adalah hal buruk yang dilakukan pada orang lain.) |
| 3 | It turns out the company was just stringing me along. (Ternyata perusahaan tersebut hanya sedang mempermainkan saya.) |
| 4 | They might be stringing you along if they don’t like to talk about future plans. (Mereka mungkin sedang menipumu jika mereka tidak suka membicarakan tentang rencana-rencana masa depan.) |
| 5 | I took a step back when I found out that they were stringing me along. (Saya melangkah mundur ketika saya menemukan bahwa mereka sedang menipu saya.) |
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References:
- Meaning of string someone along in English. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/string-someone-along. Accessed on July 22, 2019.
- Definition of ‘string along’. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/string-along. Accessed on July 22, 2019.
- string along. https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/string-along. Accessed on July 22, 2019.
- string along – definition and synonyms. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/string-along. Accessed on July 22, 2019.