(idiomatic, colloquial) To increase spending or allow increased spending; to relax control of spending.

(idiomatic, colloquial) To decrease spending or disallow increased spending; to increase control of spending.

Alternative form of have the world by the tail

(informal, idiomatic) To dwell on a single subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence.

plural of C-style string

(idiomatic) To repeatedly say the same thing.

Alternative form of pull strings / (figuratively) To cause an event or events to occur, especially in someone's benefit or favour; to make something happen.

In East Asian mythology, a red string tied between soulmates' fingers.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of push string uphill

simple past tense and past participle of push string uphill