The phrase "actually strapped" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone is in a difficult financial position or lacking resources.
Example: "After paying all my bills this month, I'm actually strapped for cash and can't afford to go out."
Alternatives: "financially tight" or "short on funds".
"People are either actually strapped for cash or very fearful of being strapped for cash.
"What I know of acting, Sean Penn actually strapped up to that (electric) chair in Dead Man Walking.
"When I found that he was actually strapped to a restraint chair, it was even more mind-boggling; it didn't make any sense," Chapman said.
Plenty of judges can talk intelligently about trademarks, but few have actually strapped on a bulletproof vest and taken part in law-enforcement raids on gang warehouses filled with counterfeit merchandise, as she did when she was in private practice.
"What I know of acting, Sean Penn actually strapped up to that (electric) chair in 'Dead Man Walking.' These are the guys that I look up to".
"What I know of acting, Sean Penn actually strapped up to that [electric] chair in 'Dead Man Walking,'" LaBeouf said to USA Today's Andrea Mandell.
Of course it's still a game, but Modern Warfare 2, set largely in Central Asia, is meant to get players as close to the action as possible without actually strapping on a flak jacket.
If you think it's hard to imagine someone actually strapping on a VR headset and a connected sex toy just to have virtual sex with a porn star, then it's likely you haven't imagined hard enough.
I think I had more fun watching visitors experience it than actually strapping on a headset.
The actors were excited by the exploding dick idea, but when the time came to actually strap a small bomb on top of their genitals, most people became sheepish.
And of course, don't forget to actually strap on the running shoes and get out there!
