have on the string

have someone on the string

Fig. to have someone waiting for a decision. Sally has John on the string. He has asked her to marry him, but she hasn't replied yet. Yes, it sounds like she has him on the string.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Magda	MAHK-dah (German), MAHKH-dah (Dutch), MAHG-dah (Polish)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Polish, Croatian, Romanian, Portuguese
LiÊN	-	Vietnamese
CesÁRio	-	Portuguese
Mercy	['mə:si]
Sophronius	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
Kenelm	KEN-əlm	English (Rare)