on pins and needles
Example Sentences
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“We waited on pins and needles for 12 days,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2024
"We're on pins and needles to see if Powell will say anything that suggests they will taper the size of rate increases going forward," Hogan said, referring to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
From Reuters • Oct. 31, 2022
“I’ve not heard anything, honestly. I’m on pins and needles waiting.”
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2021
“I’m living on pins and needles because I can’t get answers from anybody,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2021
I walked on pins and needles every day, waiting for him to take his revenge.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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