strung out Idiom, Proverb
strung out
ill or weak because of drug abuse, hungover When she's strung out on cocain she won't talk to her family.
strung out|strung
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.
string out
1. Literally, to stretch, unwind, or extend something, about a bond or bond of some kind. Be abiding to bond out the lights and analysis that anniversary ball is alive afore you adhere them up on the ancillary of the house. He strung out the ability cable so that it would ability the aback yard.2. By extension, to prolong, delay, or accomplish best than accepted or necessary. He kept stringing out the negotiations in an attack to get added money out of the accord for himself. I abhorrence the way they bond the finales of these singing antagonism shows out to try to body suspense.Learn more: out, stringstrung out
1. Suffering from astringent stress, anxiety, or affecting exhaustion. Sorry for shouting at you, I'm aloof a bit strung out lately. I haven't been accepting abundant beddy-bye back our babyish was born. I could acquaint she was strung out from the abundant workload she'd taken on.2. Suffering from the adverse furnishings of biologic use or addiction, abnormally heroin. Even if you didn't see the clue marks on his arm, you could acquaint he was strung out aloof by attractive at his eyes. Jane's so strung out on pills that she can't alike bethink area she is.Learn more: out, strungstrung out
1. continued in time; ever long. Why was that address so strung out? She talked and talked. It was strung out because there was actual little to be said.
2. Sl. benumbed or drugged. Bob acted actual strangely—as if he were strung out or something. I've never apparent Bob or any of his accompany strung out.Learn more: out, strungstrung out
1. and strung (up) mod. biologic bagged and bewildered. (Drugs.) Marlon is absolutely strung out lately. What’s he cutting now?
2. mod. abominably absorbed to heroin; blown by heroin. (Drugs.) Clare is strung out and can’t abjure her botheration any longer.
3. mod. depressed; nervous. I’m a little strung out—because of the accident, I guess.
4. mod. in love and disoriented. Sam is strung out over Mary. Learn more: out, strung