tenterhooks

Idioms and Phrases

see on tenterhooks .

Example Sentences

Not to say Riva, the veteran screen star, is on tenterhooks.

From The Daily Beast

Every attorney at his firm is hanging on tenterhooks waiting for the bonus announcements.

From The Daily Beast

Here he engaged a brakeman in conversation, and at last returned to the boys, who were on tenterhooks to learn of his findings.

From Project Gutenberg

The Marquis was having endless trouble with the plans for his stage-line and was keeping Packard on tenterhooks.

From Project Gutenberg

I was on tenterhooks, and eventually checked the dissension almost brutally.

From Project Gutenberg

They were on tenterhooks to know why we English should be so eager to take up their quarrel.

From Project Gutenberg

She kept me on tenterhooks by asking it offensive questions: such as, "Oo know who give me that bonnet?"

From Project Gutenberg