strung up

British  

adjective

1. informal (postpositive) tense or nervous

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Example Sentences

By this time of day, everything— from the windows of the two-story buildings to the red lanterns strung up for tourists—had been covered in the dust that somehow drifted in from the Mohave.

From Literature

Campaign banners and party flags are already being strung up in towns, with a string of rallies planned as candidates seek to woo voters.

From Barron's

In the Fashion District on Friday morning, workers hoisted up the metal grates protecting storefronts, strung up canopies and set up racks of clothing and signs advertising sales for $1 accessories, $2 shirts.

From Los Angeles Times

As the nights draw in and festive lights are getting strung up, some of us might start to hope - or dream - of seeing some Christmas snowfall.

From BBC

“It had been difficult to attract funding. So our camp for eight people was mostly what Peter and I scrounged from a US Air Force base near Istanbul: part of a canvas mess tent, some discarded cot mattresses, torn parachutes we strung up for shade.… Without refrigeration in temperatures that reached 110 degrees Fahrenheit, most mornings we lived on little more than beans, rice, tomatoes, olives, and watermelon for three months.”

From Literature