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Phrase(s): dangle something before someone [and] dangle something in front of someone
1. Lit. to tempt someone by dangling a tempting object in front of them. • Don’t dangle that string of pearls in front of me unless you intend to give them to me! 2. Fig. to lure someone with something. • He dangled the keys before Wally, hoping to get him to drive. • He dangled the money in front of Eric, hoping to make him change his mind.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs