on pins and needles
Example Sentences
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Scientists, engineers and the flight team were “waiting on pins and needles to hear back from Voyager 2, to see if the command was successful,” Dr. Spilker said.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 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
Well, it turns out the Price household was doing a fair bit of speculating as well and was on pins and needles like the rest of us until the morning of the draft.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 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
