strung out

strung out
strung out
1. extended in time; overly long. •

Why was that lecture so strung out? She talked and talked.

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It was strung out because there was very little to be said.

2. Sl. doped or drugged. •

Bob acted very strangely—as if he were strung out or something.

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I've never seen Bob or any of his friends strung out.

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{adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} 1. Nervous, jittery, jumpy; generally ill because of drug use or withdrawal symptoms. * /The only explanation I can think of for Max's behavior is that he must be strung out./ 2. To suffer because of a lack of something previously accustomed to, such as the love and affection of someone. * /Sue is all strung out for Jim; they've just split up./ Compare: SPACED OUT.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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