Meaning of nail biter | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who habitually bites or chews their fingernails.
2. A situation which causes anxiety, suspense, nervousness or discomfort.
   figuratively

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Examples

“It was a real nail biter waiting for the test results.”

“And in a shockingly misogynistic ad, Republicans placed an image of O’Connor in a huddle of three supposedly nightmarish mascots of liberalism, all women: Pelosi, Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton. O’Connor absorbed all of this and still turned the race into a nail-biter.”

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