| 单词 | on pins and needles |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with on pins and needleson pins and needles Nervously anxious, as in He was on pins and needles, waiting for the test results. The graphic expression pins and needles for the tingling sensation experienced in recovering from numbness was transferred to a feeling of marked mental uneasiness about 1800. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. on pins and needlesSEE SYNONYMS FOR on pins and needles ON THESAURUS.COM In a state of anxiety or tense expectation: “Jackie was on pins and needles waiting to hear about her job application.” Words nearby on pins and needleson one's way, on order, on pain of, on paper, on-peak, on pins and needles, on principle, on purpose, ONR, on-ramp, on-record The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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