Highly strung

Posted by Ett on March 21, 2007

Hi, I am trying to find the origins of the saying 'highly strung' as in: "He/She is highly strung" meaning "he/she is a bit tense'.

Why highly strung though - where did it come from?

• Highly strung R. Berg 22/March/07
  • High-strung (correcting typo) R. Berg 22/March/07
• Highly strung RRC 21/March/07