on tenterhooks
US /ɑn ˈtɛntɚhʊks/
・UK /ɒn ˈtentəhʊks/
C1 上級
idm.緊張して待つ
We were on tenterhooks before the final announcement.
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より良い英会話：高度な語彙力を増やす (Better English Conversations: Increase Your Advanced Vocabulary)
- We were on tenterhooks, anxiously awaiting word from the owners,
例えば、ホテルからは湖と山が一望できた。
- We were on tenterhooks, anxiously awaiting word from the owners and were both crestfallen when they rejected our offer.
私たちはハラハラドキドキしながらオーナーからの連絡を待っていた。
イランのハルク島への米軍による軍事目標攻撃 (US strikes military targets on Iran's Kharg Island)
- So for the last, I'd say, 24 hours, this has been a region that has been on tenterhooks about what might happen next.
ですから、過去24時間、この地域は次に何が起こるのか、固唾を飲んで見守っていました。
- So for the last, I'd say, 24 hours, this has been a region that has been on tenterhooks about what might happen next.
この地域全体が絶対に決意していることはご存知の通りです。
