[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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Kingsley Amis

(1922-1995) English author It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start life as children.

hell and high water

[hell and high water] {n. phr.} Troubles or difficulties of any kind. * /After John's father died he went through hell and […]

put someone on

[put someone on] {v.} To play a joke on someone by saying or doing things that are only pretense; kid. * /When the voice on […]

Napoleon Bonaparte

You can stop while you are raising, but not when you are falling.

many hands make light work

[many hands make light work] If many people work together, even a hard job becomes easier. - A proverb. * /Come on boys, […]

up and at them

[up and at them] 1. {adv. phr.} Actively engaged in a task as if doing combat. * /"You want to know whether he will make a […]