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string up

Idioms  
  1. Hang; also, kill by hanging. For example, They strung up their Christmas lights in October, or The mob wanted to string him up on the nearest tree. [Early 1800s]


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I listened to this conversation warily, all the while thinking: Why not just string up another net?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

“I’m lucky to be alive today,” the witness said later as he watched dozens of officers and more than 50 police and government vehicles swarm the area and string up yellow police tape.

From Washington Post Feb. 1, 2023

Using social media, he rallied hundreds of fellow residents behind a plan to string up their own lights in the center of the city.

From New York Times Dec. 21, 2022

Redondo Beach police were called when a group of volleyball players tried to string up their own net where county nets were removed in March, said Nicole Mooradian, of the Department of Beaches & Harbors.

From Washington Times May 15, 2020

The villagers who still practiced the old Slavist rituals would decorate birch trees, string up flowers and branches, and leave extra offerings for the rusalki.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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