| 词组 | on pins and needles |
| 释义 | Idiom on pins and needles Theme: ANXIETY anxious; in suspense.(Fixed order.)I've been on pins and needles all day, waiting for you to call with the news.We were on pins and needles until we heard that your plane landed safely. Idiom on pins and needles worried or excited about something.I was on pins and needles until she called to say she had arrived in Istanbul. on pins and needlesAnxious and tense. (Likely an allusion to the tingling sensation that occurs when blood flow returns to a numb limb.) A: "Why is Carrie pacing?" B: "She's waiting for the doctor to call with her test results, so she's been on pins and needles all day." on pins and needlesFig. anxious; in suspense. I've been on pins and needles all day, waiting for you to call with the news. We were on pins and needles until we heard that your plane had landed safely. on pins and needlesNervously 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. on pins and needlesmainly AMERICANIf you are on pins and needles, you are very anxious or nervous about something that is going to happen. We were approaching Cape Horn, where we had almost lost our lives two years ago, so I was definitely on pins and needles. Note: You can also say that someone is sitting on pins and needles. I think we all have been sitting on pins and needles and anxious for something to happen. on pins and needlesin an agitated state of suspense.Pins and needles is the pricking or tingling sensation in a limb recovering from numbness. on pins and needles In a state of tense anticipation. |
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