on a string

At one point all of the magicians spontaneously do a show for one another, each of them taking part in a can-you-top-this series of illusions strung as close together as popcorn on a string.

As Bert walks up, a monkey in a tree lowers a stick of dynamite on a string.

Hometown fans wondered how the Grizzlies were staying so close when it felt like Doncic had the game on a string.

Still, traders have been given some support by expectations the central bank will cut interest rates at least once more this year, though even that was based on a string of reports showing the US jobs market deteriorating.

In many productions, Hamlet stalks the stage in a fog of misery, as if trailing a rain cloud above his head like a balloon on a string.