strung up

adjective

British, informal

: very nervous, excited, or worried

Don't get so strung up about everything.

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The electric lights strung up on his friend’s support pontoon boat caught fire and were destroyed. —

Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024 But in this show, Bridget Everett offers us another, kinder way of seeing not just the mid-parts of America, but the everyday beauty of all of our lives — our search for faith, love, and hope, Stanley cups, SUVs, and dive bars strung up in Christmas lights. —

Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2024 In it, oversized titanium petals are strung up from the ceiling, appearing to waft down the club’s grandiose staircase. —

Violet Goldstone, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024 Whether stitched together then strung up from the ceiling or wall, or embroidered onto a baby blanket, audiences left reflecting on themes of child abuse. —

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