on tenterhooks
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɒn ˈtɛn.təɹˌhʊks/
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Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) In a state of suspense or apprehension.
- 1921, John Galsworthy, chapter 12, in The Forsyte Saga, part 1:
- Why do you keep me on tenterhooks like this, putting me off and off?
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