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

And all the pins and needles worked into the carpet.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck