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. 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 See All Example Sentences for strung up

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“Strung up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strung%20up. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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