strung up
adjective
British, informal
: very nervous, excited, or worried
Don't get so strung up about everything.
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Among the propaganda posters strung up by Hamas on Thursday was an image of a vampiric Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looming over an image of the hostages.
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Mick Krever, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Tanya reveals that the Powell boy was killed by an ice pick to the back of the head, 8-12 hours before his body was strung up.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
The Instagram post also featured some photos taken at a snowy outdoor location and a blurry picture of multiple Christmas trees strung up to the ceiling of a house.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
All the twinkling Christmas lights strung up on homes, trees and businesses across metro Phoenix can inspire holiday cheer in even the grinchiest among us.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Mick Krever, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Tanya reveals that the Powell boy was killed by an ice pick to the back of the head, 8-12 hours before his body was strung up.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
The Instagram post also featured some photos taken at a snowy outdoor location and a blurry picture of multiple Christmas trees strung up to the ceiling of a house.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
All the twinkling Christmas lights strung up on homes, trees and businesses across metro Phoenix can inspire holiday cheer in even the grinchiest among us.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Strung up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strung%20up. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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