Meaning of on pins and needles | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Feeling sharp anticipation or anxiety; in a state of suspense.

idiomatic

Español a la expectativa con el alma en vilo en ascuas

Italiano in sospeso sui carboni ardenti sulle spine

한국어 안절부절 안절부절못하다

Nederlands op hete kolen

Polski jak na szpilkach

Русский как на иголках

Svenska hålla någon på halster

Tiếng Việt nhấp nhổm

“Merlin hesitated a moment or two, and I was on pins and needles during that little while.”

“I was on pins and needles of expectation and curiosity.”

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.