[necktie party] {n.}, {slang} A hanging by a mob; lynching. * /Cattle thieves were stealing the rancher's cattle, but the cowboys caught them and had a necktie party./ Compare: [STRING […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

string

[string] See: [FIRST STRING], [LATCH STRING], [ON THE STRING] or [ON A STRING], [PULL STRINGS], [PURSE STRINGS], [SHOE-STRING CATCH], [TIED TO ONE'S MOTHER'S APRON STRINGS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

on the string

[on the string] or [on a string] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Under your influence or control; obedient to every wish. * /The baby had his mother on a string./ * /She […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

string out

[string out] {v.} To make (something) extend over a great distance or a long stretch of time. * /The telephone poles were strung out along the road as far as […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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go fly a kite

[go fly a kite] {v. phr.}, {slang} To go away; leave. Usually used as a command, to show that you do not accept someone's […]

walk out

[walk out] {v.} 1. To go on strike. * /When the company would not give them higher pay, the workers walked out./ 2. To […]