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ten·ter·hooks [ˈtentəhʊks, Am -tɚ-] N pl

tenterhooks

Spannhaken m

to be [kept] on tenterhooks

wie auf glühenden Kohlen sitzen

to be on tenterhooks to do sth

es kaum abwarten können, etw zu tun

to keep sb on tenterhooks

jdn auf die Folter spannen

Primeri iz rečnika PONS (ručno uređeno)

to keep sb on tenterhooks

jdn auf die Folter spannen

to be on tenterhooks to do sth

es kaum abwarten können, etw zu tun

Jednojezični primeri (nisu ih verifikovali PONS urednici)

engleski

One that opts for relationship remaining on tenterhooks and another that is quite willing to improve ties by exchange of cultural events and sporting ties.

www.greaterkashmir.com

He held up the process for approximately 30 minutes during which the nation was on tenterhooks.

thenationonlineng.net

These processes are followed by stretching the cloth on great frames known as tenters, to which it is attached by tenterhooks.

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Floating fragments hang on hooks and the idiom of being on tenterhooks drifts away from the performing area and into the minds of those watching.

www.theupcoming.co.uk

So now we're on tenterhooks, waiting like a nervous family in a maternity ward.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The third game proved to be a thriller, with the capacity crowd on tenterhooks, right to the finish.

www.rte.ie

For all that we know the outcome, it has us on tenterhooks!

en.wikipedia.org

We are all on tenterhooks, waiting to perceive slights, threats or insults to our national identity.

www.heraldscotland.com

There is a tenter frame, with the tenterhooks to show how the cloth was dried without shrinking and how teasles were used to lift up the nap.

en.wikipedia.org

To keep someone on tenterhooks, knowing that she is likely to be watched as she goes about her daily life, seems to me remarkably cruel.

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