Australian English Meaning of on pins and needles

on tenterhooks

Other Australian English words related to on tenterhooks

Definitions and Meaning of on pins and needles in English

on pins and needles

in a nervous or jumpy state of anticipation, a pricking tingling feeling in an arm or leg that is recovering from numbness, a pricking tingling sensation in a limb growing numb or recovering from numbness

FAQs About the word on pins and needles

on tenterhooks

in a nervous or jumpy state of anticipation, a pricking tingling feeling in an arm or leg that is recovering from numbness, a pricking tingling sensation in a l

anxious,Ill at ease,nervous,uneasy,worried,on edge,antsy,apprehensive,concerned,edgy

Relaxed,collected,confident,cool,easy,relaxed,sure,controlled,easy going,unemotional

on one's toes => On one's toes, on one's own initiative => on one's own initiative, on one's own hook => on one's own hook, on one's own => on one's own, on one's mettle => set to prove themselves,