Some examples and use cases from the internet:

Some examples and use cases from the internet:

• So if you want to attract a guy while keeping him on tenterhooks, you've got to see the obvious signs of attraction from men or at least enough to get him ...
• Feb 10, 2012 ... And yet, before the jury returned, there was enough “reasonable doubt” in that same judge's mind to keep him on tenterhooks waiting for the ...
• Jan 21, 2014 ... With Congress and LJP keeping him on tenterhooks, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday sought to woo them flagging threat from "communal ...
• However, at this point we still have our choice: "Wally's chemistry exam has him on tenterhooks: whether he goes to med school depends on his grade in that ...

• 18th century, the phrase "on tenterhooks" came to mean being in a ... if any such readers have deigned to follow me thus far, are on tenterhooks to ...
• on tenterhooks, in a state of uneasy suspense or painful anxiety: The movie keeps one on tenterhooks until the very last moment. Origin Expand. 1470
• 1480.
• On tenterhooks Tenterhooks aren't directly connected with tents, nor are they the hooks used by butchers, as the common misspelling 'tenderhooks' might ...
• They wanted to know whether she, whom I expected to see, was dark or fair; whether that fascination which kept me on tenterhooks of expectation was one of my ...
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