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strung up

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strung up
adj
(postpositive) Informal tense or nervous
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strung up
adjective (Informal) tense, wired (slang), nervous, edgy, jittery (informal), uptight (informal), on edge, twitchy (informal), on tenterhooks, keyed up, antsy (informal), a bundle of nerves (informal), under a strain Those who saw him at the Olympics will recall just how strung up he was.


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rabbit strung up the onions and hung them from the kitchen ceiling, with the rabbit-tobacco.
The Original Peter Rabbit Books by Potter, Beatrix View in context
The family spirit showed itself in every line of her face; and I knew that Sergeant Cuff would meet his match, when a woman like my mistress was strung up to hear the worst he could say to her.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Now if we remain here we shall die of hunger, and if we move out we shall be strung up on the gallows.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
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