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ten·ter·hooks [ˈtentəhʊks, Am -tɚ-] N pl

tenterhooks

Spannhaken m

to be [kept] on tenterhooks

to be on tenterhooks to do sth

to keep sb on tenterhooks

to keep sb on tenterhooks

to be on tenterhooks to do sth

English

His fans had been kept on tenterhooks by the story because he published it in instalments and was about halfway through when he suddenly died. www.dailymail.co.uk

To keep someone on tenterhooks, knowing that she is likely to be watched as she goes about her daily life, seems to me remarkably cruel. www.legalweek.com

It is from this process that we have the expression on tenterhooks, meaning in a state of nervous tension. en.wikipedia.org

One that opts for relationship remaining on tenterhooks and another that is quite willing to improve ties by exchange of cultural events and sporting ties. www.greaterkashmir.com

So now we're on tenterhooks, waiting like a nervous family in a maternity ward. www.dailymail.co.uk

We are all on tenterhooks, waiting to perceive slights, threats or insults to our national identity. www.heraldscotland.com

But you're always on tenterhooks because you just know something else is lurking around the next corner. www.electricpig.co.uk

He held up the process for approximately 30 minutes during which the nation was on tenterhooks. thenationonlineng.net

The third game proved to be a thriller, with the capacity crowd on tenterhooks, right to the finish. www.rte.ie

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