Meaning of tűkön ül | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

[ˈtyːkønyl]

Definitions

to be on pins and needles, be on tenterhooks, be like a cat on a hot tin roof, be like a cat on hot bricks (to wait for the beginning or the end of something restlessly, with agonizing impatience)

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Equivalents

Català amb l'ai al cor

Deutsch auf dem Gebiss kauen mit den Hufen scharren

English champ at the bit on pins and needles

Español a la expectativa con el alma en vilo en ascuas en vilo

Suomi hermoilla

Français prendre le mors aux dents ronger son frein se ronger les ongles

Gaeilge ar bís

Magyar alig vár

Italiano in sospeso sui carboni ardenti sulle spine

한국어 안절부절 안절부절못하다

Nederlands op hete kolen

Polski jak na szpilkach niecierpliwić się

Română ca pe ace

Русский закуси́ть удила́ как на иголках

Svenska hålla någon på halster

Tiếng Việt nhấp nhổm

Examples

“Ti csak beszéltetek, én pedig itt közben tűkön ültem!”

You were just talking, while I have been sitting here on tenterhooks!

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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