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tenterhooks Noun, pl on tenterhooks in a state of tension or suspense [Latin tentus stretched + hook]
 Translationstenterhooks [ˈtɛntəhuks] npl on tenterhooks → sulle spine tenterhooks [ˈtentəhuks] to be uncertain and anxious about what is going to happen He was on tenterhooks about the result of the exam. op hete kole, is onseker oor كُلاّب لِشَد النَّسيج على مِشَدِّه на тръни být jako na skřipci på pinebænken wie auf glühenden Kohlen sitzen είμαι σε αναμμένα κάρβουνα estar sobre ascuas pinevil olema, nagu tulistel sütel olema مضطرب؛ بلاتکلیف kuin tulisilla hiilillä charbons ardents לִהיוֹת בְּמֶתָח कांटों पर लेटना biti u neizvjesnosti, na mukama tűkön ül gelisah á nálum (essere sui carboni ardenti), (essere sulle spine) やきもきして 걱정이 되다; 불안하다 sėdėti kaip ant adatų būt kā uz adatām dlm kebimbangan ongerust zijn sitte som på nåler obawiać się (o) em pulgas (ca pe) ghimpi мучительно ожидать byť napätý na trnih biti kao na iglama spännhake: sitta på helspänn, sitta som på nålar ใจหายใจคว่ำ endişeli bir bekleyiş içinde olmak, diken üstünde oturmak 焦急不安的 сидіти як на голках معلق lo sốt vó 焦急不安的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They wanted to know whether she, whom I expected to see, was dark or fair; whether that fascination which kept me on tenterhooks of expectation was one of my aristocrats or one of my marine beauties: for they knew I had a footing in both these - shall we say circles? Or was he perhaps, in an intense dislike for the job, beating about the bush and only puzzling Captain Anthony, the providential man, who, if he expected the girl to appear at any moment, must have been on tenterhooks all the time, and beside himself with impatience to see the back of his brother-in-law. |
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