Usage of "nail-biting"

(Of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense.

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Ús de nail-biting en anglès

The next three days will be a long, nail-biting time for everyone. 
 The Irish Times 

Everything had been nail-biting and I remembered why I never went anywhere. 
 Black Deutschland 

It was a great success with nail-biting action on the track. 
 The South African 

It's that nail-biting time again for Junior Cert teachers and their young students. 
 The Irish Times 

Mursi was declared the winner on Sunday, a nail-biting week after voting ended. 
 Reuters 

From there it was a short, nail-biting and ultimately disappointing conclusion. 
 Reuters 

On the nail-biting side, federal parliament is now in recess for the week. 
 The Guardian 

An introductory scroll reminds us of the context for this nail-biting political thriller. 
 The Irish Times 

With the excitement and nail-biting upshot, comes the traffic routes and road closures. 
 The South African 

However, the nail-biting Nuggets versus Jazz series was the stuff NBA-neutrals dream of. 
 Jamaica Observer 

It was certainly the kind of nail-biting win with which titles are claimed. 
 The Guardian 

It's going to be a long, nail-biting day on Wall Street. 
 The Guardian 

No more nail-biting suspense while the site searches every airline on the planet. 
 Wired 

Thumb-sucking, nail-biting, blanket-clenching, and bed-wetting characterized her infancy and early childhood. 
 The new yorker 

Walters's description of the build-up to the breakout makes nail-biting reading. 
 The Guardian 

A nail-biting week lies ahead for the East of Scotland club Whitehill Welfare. 
 The Irish Times 

Significats de nail-biting en anglès