Dating And Relationships

noun a person who acts unwisely or imprudently

verb to engage in aimless or silly behavior

• It is not appropriate to fool around during work hours.
• Let's just fool around and have some fun tonight.
• Stop fooling around and get to work!
• He needs to stop fooling around and start taking his responsibilities seriously.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun

• There is no chance that the proposal will be approved without proper documentation.
• There's no chance I'll be able to finish this assignment by tomorrow.
• No chance I'm going to that party, it's going to be boring.
• After missing so many classes, there's no chance he'll pass the final exam.

noun a series of items or events connected together in a line

verb to deceive or mislead someone by giving false hope or promises

• The salesperson tried to string along the customer by promising a delivery date that couldn't be met.
• Don't let them string you along with empty promises.
• I knew he was just stringing me along with his excuses.
• She felt like she was being strung along in the relationship, never knowing where they stood.