keep (one) on a string Idiom, Proverb

hold the purse strings

control how much is spent, decide when to spend He does the talking, but she holds the purse strings.

on a shoestring

on a very low budget, with little money to spend We went to China and Japan on a shoestring and enjoyed it very much.

on a string

controlled by a person, wrapped around his finger He's got you on a string, Bonny. Are you thinking for yourself?

play on my heart strings

cause me to feel emotional, make me feel sentimental The movie Hey Jude will play on your heart strings - make you cry.

pull a few strings

help by talking to powerful people, it's not what you know... My application was late, but a friend of mine pulled a few strings and got me an interview.

pull strings

secretly use influence and power He was able to pull some strings and get his son a job for the summer.

string a line

create a story, make up a story He was stringing you a line. A dog wasn't driving the car.

string along

pretend that you believe, go along with When Franz talks about shark fishing, I just string along.

string bean

thin person, bean pole You string bean, Kenny! You're too skinny to hit the ball!

string of good luck

a series of lucky events, lucky streak He isn't the best pitcher. He's just having a string of good luck this season.

keep (one) on a string

To advance abundant access over one. If you appetite to accumulate addition on a string, adulation consistently helps.Learn more: keep, on, string

have/keep somebody on a ˈstring

accomplish somebody do what you appetite because you accept ascendancy over them: Of course, he’s affluent and able abundant to accumulate several bodies on a string.This argot refers to a boob (= a archetypal of a being or an animal) that is controlled with strings absorbed to genitalia of its body.Learn more: have, keep, on, somebody, string

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