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tenterhooks

(tentəʳhʊks )

be on tenterhooks phrase

If you are on tenterhooks, you are very nervous and excited because you are wondering what is going to happen in a particular situation.

He was still on tenterhooks waiting for his directors' decision about the job.

Idioms:

on tenterhooks

very nervous or excited, because you are keen to know what is going to happen

`It was a good match wasn't it? Very exciting.' `Yes, we were on tenterhooks.'

单词	tenterhooks
释义	tenterhooks (tentəʳhʊks ) be on tenterhooks phrase If you are on tenterhooks, you are very nervous and excited because you are wondering what is going to happen in a particular situation. He was still on tenterhooks waiting for his directors' decision about the job. Idioms: on tenterhooks very nervous or excited, because you are keen to know what is going to happen `It was a good match wasn't it? Very exciting.' `Yes, we were on tenterhooks.' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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