string up

1. To suspend someone or something aloft using a rope, string, cable, etc. In each usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "string" and "up." I'm playing an angel in our school play. They want to string me up from the rafters with a rope and have me come swooping into the scene. We used some fishing line to string up popcorn on the Christmas tree.

2. To fit strings onto a musical instrument. My dad taught me how to string up a guitar.

3. To piece something together coherently. I could still barely string up a single sentence in Japanese by the end of the class.

4. slang To kill someone by suspending them from a rope around the neck; to hang someone. The sheriff told us he'd string us all up if we ever showed our faces in town again. My great-great-grandfather was strung up for his involvement in the rebellion.

See also: string, up

strung up

1. Severely stressed, anxious, or emotional exhausted. Sorry for shouting at you, I'm just a bit strung up lately. I haven't been getting much sleep since our baby was born. I could tell she was really strung up from the heavy workload she'd taken on.

2. Experiencing the adverse effects of drug use or addiction, especially heroin. Even if you didn't see the track marks on his arm, you could tell he was strung up just by looking at his eyes. Jane's so strung up on pills that she can't even remember where she is.

string someone up

to hang someone. The sheriff swore he would string Tex up whenever he caught him. He never strung up Tex.

See also: string, up

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

string up

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]

See also: string, up

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

string up

1. To hang something by a string: All of the neighbors on my street string up the flag in their front yards. The Christmas lights look great—how long did it take to string them up?

2. To equip something with a string: They strung up their fishing rods and headed to the lake to catch some trout. I just bought my first guitar, but I don't know how to string it up or tune it. The band couldn't start the set on time because the fiddle player needed a few minutes to string up.

3. To kill someone by hanging: Do you know what we do to traitors here?—We string them up! The accused murderer was strung up without a fair trial.

See also: string, up

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

strung up
string together
string on
tie up
tied up
have (someone) on a string
have someone on a string
tie (something) on(to) (someone or something)
tie it on
tie on

词组	string up
释义	string up string up 1. To suspend someone or something aloft using a rope, string, cable, etc. In each usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "string" and "up." I'm playing an angel in our school play. They want to string me up from the rafters with a rope and have me come swooping into the scene. We used some fishing line to string up popcorn on the Christmas tree. 2. To fit strings onto a musical instrument. My dad taught me how to string up a guitar. 3. To piece something together coherently. I could still barely string up a single sentence in Japanese by the end of the class. 4. slang To kill someone by suspending them from a rope around the neck; to hang someone. The sheriff told us he'd string us all up if we ever showed our faces in town again. My great-great-grandfather was strung up for his involvement in the rebellion. See also: string, up strung up 1. Severely stressed, anxious, or emotional exhausted. Sorry for shouting at you, I'm just a bit strung up lately. I haven't been getting much sleep since our baby was born. I could tell she was really strung up from the heavy workload she'd taken on. 2. Experiencing the adverse effects of drug use or addiction, especially heroin. Even if you didn't see the track marks on his arm, you could tell he was strung up just by looking at his eyes. Jane's so strung up on pills that she can't even remember where she is. See also: strung, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. string someone up to hang someone. The sheriff swore he would string Tex up whenever he caught him. He never strung up Tex. See also: string, up McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. string up 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] See also: string, up The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. string up v. 1. To hang something by a string: All of the neighbors on my street string up the flag in their front yards. The Christmas lights look great—how long did it take to string them up? 2. To equip something with a string: They strung up their fishing rods and headed to the lake to catch some trout. I just bought my first guitar, but I don't know how to string it up or tune it. The band couldn't start the set on time because the fiddle player needed a few minutes to string up. 3. To kill someone by hanging: Do you know what we do to traitors here?—We string them up! The accused murderer was strung up without a fair trial. See also: string, up The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: strung up string together string on tie up tied up have (someone) on a string have someone on a string tie (something) on(to) (someone or something) tie it on tie on
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