on tenterhooks
US /ˈtɛntərˌhʊks/
UK /ˈtɛntərˌhʊks/
1.
en ascuas, en vilo
in a state of anxious suspense or expectation
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We were all on tenterhooks waiting for the exam results.
Estábamos todos en ascuas esperando los resultados del examen.
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The whole country was on tenterhooks during the election night.
Todo el país estaba en ascuas durante la noche electoral.