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keep on a string

keep on a string
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [keep on, awn ey string]
    • /kip ɒn, ɔn eɪ strɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [keep on, awn ey string]
    • /kip ɒn, ɔn eɪ strɪŋ/

Definition of keep on a string words

  • noun keep on a string to have control or a hold over (someone), esp emotionally 0
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Parts of speech for Keep on a string

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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keep on a string popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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