# string up

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/string-up
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To kill (a person) by hanging, especially to lynch.

## Examples

- The angry mob threatened to string up the thief.
- In the old western film, the outlaws threatened to string up the sheriff for interfering with their plans.
- The historical account described how the townspeople, driven by fear and prejudice, sought to string up the stranger without a fair trial.

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