be on tenterhooks

Celtic fans who are still exasperated about the summer recruitment will be on tenterhooks for every minute of next month.

But Dmitry says he prefers to try and build a new life in the EU than be on tenterhooks at home.

But “this could all change,” Vigdor notes, adding that state workers and employers alike will be “on tenterhooks for the next few months wondering if the economy will tip into recession.”

Markets will be on tenterhooks for the U.S. consumer price report on Friday, especially after EU inflation shocked many with a record high last week.

Apart from the Chinese trade data, “Asian markets, like others, will be on tenterhooks pending the release of important March U.S. inflation figures later today,” he said in a report.