Idiom
string out somethingstring out (something)
1.
to be spread in a long, thin line.
Most of Canada's population is strung out along its border with the United States.The early fast pace soon strung the field of runners out over more than a mile.
2.
to make something continue.
Zeb hoped he could string out his vacation as long as possible.The legal process could string this dispute out for years.