on pins and needles
Example Sentences
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“Not feeling like you’re walking on pins and needles is definitely a much better place to be,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2023
"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
Fans were already on pins and needles, awaiting word on whether college football’s most coveted transfer was coming to USC.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2022
“I’ve not heard anything, honestly. I’m on pins and needles waiting.”
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2021
He’s been on pins and needles lately, hoping the results of the experiment could land in Nature, one of the leading scientific journals in the world.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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