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be strung (out) along/across etc sth
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Lights were strung across the promenade; around the Casino.
highly strung
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Because of his fine pedigree he was a little bit more highly strung than the others and would set off rather sharply.
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Being nervous, highly strung or liable to sudden anger and 2.
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But she had to leave because she was a bit highly strung; and of course you know Virginia herself was.
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For one thing, Nijinsky started life so excitable and highly strung that O'Brien warned his owner he might not be trainable.
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I think he is just an ill and shocked young man with the highly strung temperament of so many artistic people.
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Paul was highly strung, working too hard.
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Sandra was a dealer lacking in professional experience, who had a highly strung temperament.
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They were all very highly strung and eventually, they did break up.