on a string in English

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          "text": "You've only got my heart on a string and everything a-flutter",
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        "Under one's control or influence."
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        "In a state of great anxiety."
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        "(dated) In a state of great anxiety."
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  "word": "on a string"
}

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          "text": "You've only got my heart on a string and everything a-flutter",
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"on a string" meaning in English

Prepositional phrase