be stuck up—
1. (sl.) said of an armed robbery:
- It was only the previous night that he had been “stuck up,” with a pistol at his head.
2. (coll.) be hindered from proceeding on a journey, etc.:
- Luckily, we got stuck up in a town and not in the middle of nowhere.
be stuck-up—(coll.) be conceited; insolently refusing to be companionable:
- Most people when they meet me expect me to be mean or “stuck-up” because of the title.