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Meanings of tenterhook (tenterhooks) in English

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Usage of tenterhooks in English
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A world on tenterhooks; Israelis and Palestinians await the word of Abraham.
The last testament
2
He said this had left the players and club again on tenterhooks.
The Guardian
3
World financial markets are on tenterhooks over when the Fed will taper.
Reuters
4
She's on tenterhooks waiting to prove that I've made this monstrous mistake.
Solomon's oak: a novel
5
I waited on tenterhooks; then I could bear the suspense no longer.'
Chatterbox, 1906
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For two long weeks the family at the Chase lived upon tenterhooks.
The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn: A Story of the Days of the Gunpowd...
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And then Saffy knew what it was that had Lucy on tenterhooks.
The distant hours
8
You surely don't propose to keep us on tenterhooks all through dinner?
A Prince of Sinners
9
But don't keep me on tenterhooks like this-tellme the name!-thename!
Marcella
10
Melanoma New Zealand chief executive Linda Flay said patients were on tenterhooks waiting.
Radio NZ
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GC is on tenterhooks about her presentation to the board today.
The South African
12
It was a wait that kept most South Africans on tenterhooks.
The South African
13
The move had left pro-democracy activists in the city on tenterhooks.
Radio NZ
14
As an actor you feel so tenuous and on tenterhooks all the time.
Reuters
15
The country remains on tenterhooks to see if Cyril Ramaphosa or Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.
The South African
16
Acton said everyone was on tenterhooks and watching the rolling news coverage online.
Radio NZ
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