Meaning: abstruse

æb'struːs
adj.
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

stru Idiom, Proverb

high strung

nervous and sensitive, easily upset Jacqueline won't speak in public because she's very high strung.

pre-menstrual syndrome

emotional crises the week before menstruation, pms Judy says pms causes most of her personal problems.

strung out

ill or weak because of drug abuse, hungover When she's strung out on cocain she won't talk to her family.

under construction

Idiom(s): under construction

Theme: BUILDINGS

being built or repaired.
• We cannot travel on this road because it's under construction.
• Our new home has been under construction all summer. We hope to move in next month.

struggle to the death

Idiom(s): struggle to the death

Theme: CHALLENGE

a bitter struggle to the end or to death.
• The wolf and the elk fought in a struggle to the death.
• I had a terrible time getting my car started. It was a struggle to the death, but it finally started.

instrumental in

Idiom(s): instrumental in doing sth

Theme: IMPORTANCE

playing an important part in doing something.
• John was instrumental in getting the contract to build the new building.
• Our senator was instrumental in defeating the bill.

strut your stuff

enjoy dancing: "Look at him strut his stuff. Who does he think he is? John Travolta?"

high-strung|high|strung

adj. Nervous; sensitive; tense. Gary has been rather high-strung lately because of too much work at the office.

stagestruck

adj. Desirous of becoming an actor or actress; enamored of the acting profession. Milly is so stagestruck that she waits for actresses at the stage door after each performance to get their signatures.

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.

under construction|construction|under

adv. phr. In the process of being built or repaired. It is a good idea to take the train to work while the expressway is under construction.

distrustful

distrustful
distrustful of
suspicious of; having no confidence in

strung

strung
strung out
â Slang
1) suffering from the physical or mental effects of addiction to a narcotic drug
2) mentally exhausted or extremely nervous

strut

strut
strut (one's) stuff
Slang
To behave or perform in an ostentatious manner; show off.

strut one's stuff

strut one's stuff
Behave or perform in an ostentatious manner, show off, as in The skaters were out, strutting their stuff. This expression uses strut in the sense of “display in order to impress others.” [Slang; first half of 1900s]