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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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