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be on tenterhooks

VERB

sweat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

toil

STRONG

abide brook chafe endure exert fret stand stomach suffer tolerate torture

WEAK

agonize be on pins and needles lose sleep over stay the course stick it out work hard

Antonyms

STRONG

comfort please relieve

WEAK

be calm ignore

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