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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string up

Each year the locals would string up the swing; each year the rangers would cut it down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025

“He found a waterproof hammock to string up in the yard, and he has a couple of sleeping bags, under-quilts and over-quilts that he can add depending on how cold it is,” Andrew Ortman said.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 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

We barely had time to string up some canvas over the mules before the storm hit.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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