English Explanatory Dictionary

on pins and needles

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase

Feeling sharp anticipation or anxiety; in a state of suspense.

Pronunciation

En-au-on pins and needles.ogg

Word forms

on pins and needles

Synonyms

on tenterhooks

Related words

pins and needles like a cat on a hot tin roof like a cat on hot bricks limbo

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