pins and needles
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He added that he was “on pins and needles, like everybody else.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
After sitting for a long time, you may find walking difficult or feel pins and needles in your legs.
From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025
Writing in his column in The Sunday Times, the 64-year-old said he had symptoms of feeling "clammy", a "tightness" in his chest, and "pins and needles" in his left arm after returning from a holiday.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024
“We waited on pins and needles for 12 days,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2024
“This arm goes pins and needles from time to time. The heat doesn’t help any, nor this commotion.”
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
