on pins and needles
US /ɑn pɪnz ænd ˈniːdlz/
UK /ɑn pɪnz ænd ˈniːdlz/
1.
en ascuas, con los nervios de punta
in a state of anxious expectation; nervously awaiting something
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I've been on pins and needles all day waiting for the test results.
He estado en ascuas todo el día esperando los resultados del examen.
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Everyone was on pins and needles as they watched the final penalty kick.
Todos estaban en ascuas mientras veían el último penalti.