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Meaning of on the edge of one's seat | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

In suspense; waiting eagerly or anxiously for some resolution.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Español al borde del asiento de medio ganchete
Suomi jännityksessä
Italiano inchiodato alla sedia incollato alla sedia
Nederlands op het puntje van zijn stoel

Examples

“The movie had me on the edge of my seat right from the beginning.”

CEFR level

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

See also

on the face of on the face of it on the face of the earth on the fence on the fiddle on the flat

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