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