en on tenterhooks

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: CC-CEDICT 2017-10, JMDict 1.07, and English Wiktionary

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Synonyms

ja 気が気じゃない ➜
ja 気が気でない ➜
en on pins and needles ➜
en on pins and needles ➜
zh 針氈 ➜
zh 针毡 ➜

Related terms

ca amb l ai al cor ➜
en apprehension ➜
en suspense ➜
es con el alma en vilo ^(a) ➜
es en ascuas ^(r) ➜
it sbattersi ^(v) ➜

Derived from

en tenterhook ⁽ⁿ⁾ ➜
en tenterhooks ⁽ⁿ⁾ ➜

Links to other resources

en.wiktionary.org on tenterhooks

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