on tenterhooks
US /ˈtɛntərˌhʊks/
UK /ˈtɛntərˌhʊks/
1.
안절부절못하는, 초조한
in a state of anxious suspense or expectation
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We were all on tenterhooks waiting for the exam results.
우리는 모두 시험 결과를 기다리며 안절부절못했다.
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The whole country was on tenterhooks during the election night.
선거의 밤 동안 온 나라가 안절부절못했다.