strung up

adjective

British, informal

: very nervous, excited, or worried

Don't get so strung up about everything.

Examples of strung up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stacy’s story was revived In 1988 when woman who participated in the lynching came forward and said Deputy Bob Clark, the then-sheriff’s brother, strung up Stacy and told onlookers to fire weapons at Stacy’s body. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Eventually, Butch breaks free and knocks out the Gimp, effectively hanging him since he’d been strung up. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026

On the fourth day of Guthrie’s disappearance, agents strung up crime scene tape outside her home again. — Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026

To prepare for labor at home, Ibarra strung up soft yellow lights and laid a mattress on the floor of her living room. — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for strung up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup