Bedeutung von "on tenterhooks" im Wörterbuch Englisch

AUSSPRACHE VON ON TENTERHOOKS AUF ENGLISCH

on tenterhooks

SYNONYME VON «ON TENTERHOOKS» AUF ENGLISCH

Die folgenden Wörter im Wörterbuch Englisch haben eine ähnliche oder gleiche Bedeutung wie «on tenterhooks» und gehören zu derselben grammatikalischen Kategorie.

anxious · keyed up · on edge · with bated breath

ÜBERSETZUNG VON ON TENTERHOOKS

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• Übersetzer Deutsch - Chinesisch: 提心吊胆
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Spanisch: en vilo
• Englisch: on tenterhooks
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Hindi: tenterhooks पर
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Arabisch: على احر من الجمر
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Russisch: на иголках
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Portugiesisch: em xeque
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Bengalisch: তামার হুক্স উপর
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Französisch: sur des charbons ardents
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Malaysisch: Pada tenterhooks
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Deutsch: auf die Folter spannen
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Japanisch: tenterhooks上
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Koreanisch: tenterhooks 에
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Javanisch: Ing tenterhooks
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Vietnamesisch: trên tenterhooks
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Tamil: பன்னிரண்டாவது
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Marathi: टेंटर हुक वर
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Türkisch: Kalkan kanca üzerinde
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Italienisch: sulle spine
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Polnisch: na szpilkach
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Ukrainisch: на голках
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Rumänisch: cu sufletul la gură
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Griechisch: ανήσυχος
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Afrikaans: op hete kole
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Schwedisch: i spänning
• Übersetzer Deutsch - Norwegisch: på nåler

10 BÜCHER, DIE MIT «ON TENTERHOOKS» IM ZUSAMMENHANG STEHEN

Entdecke den Gebrauch von on tenterhooks in der folgenden bibliographischen Auswahl. Bücher, die mit on tenterhooks im Zusammenhang stehen und kurze Auszüge derselben, um seinen Gebrauch in der Literatur kontextbezogen darzustellen.

Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms

someone or something ♢ She was on tenterhooks until her son called and said he was not hurt. When I fly to Europe on business, I always try. havior to someone in authority ♢ None of his friends told on Louie, not even when he slipped live ...

Paul Heacock, 2003

Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins

To be on tenterhooks is to be in a state of nervous suspense. A tenter, from the same Latin root as tent, is a frame on which fabric can be held taut so that it does not shrink while drying or being manufactured, and tenterhooks were the hooks or ...

Julia Cresswell, 2010

Grammar and Vocabulary: A Resource Book for Students

1 buy a pig in a poke 2 the boot is on the other foot 3 bury the hatchet 4 spill the beans 5 between a rock and a hard place 6 the straw that broke the camel's back 7 on tenterhooks 8 shoot the breeze Commentary We are dealing here with ...

Howard Jackson, 2002

The Gaelic-English Dictionary

biocar, -air-an nm beaker biod, air bhiod adv agog, full of excitement, on tenterhooks & bha a h-uile duine air bhiod gu faighinn air ais everyone was on tenterhooks to get back bìodach, -aiche a diminutive, tiny biodag, -aige, -an nfdagger, dirk ...

Colin B.D. Mark, 2003

Verbivore's Feast: Second Course : More Word & Phrase Origins

Such is the case with the cliché in the limelight, which derives from the bright stage lighting produced by burning a block of calcium carbonate, or lime. On tenterhooks is another expression living beyond its original derivation. In a metaphorical ...

Chrysti M. Smith, 2006

Advanced Learner's Dictionary

2 something that is tenth, tenthly adv < Old English teotha. on tenterhooks Someone in a state of anxious suspense is said to be on tenterhooks. The phrase derives from a process formerly used in the manufacture of cloth, whereby newly  ...

Turton, 1998

The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Your ...

on tenterhooks Someone who is "on tenterhooks" is nervously awaiting news. " When we heard about the accident, we were on tenterhooks until we knew that David was all right." Tenterhooks were a kind of hook used long ago in cloth making ...

Eric Donald Hirsch, William G. Rowland, Michael Stanford, 2004

It Happened One Night

Chapter Ten Sophie spent the next few days on tenterhooks, expecting Adam to walk into the shop at any moment or that she might bump into him in the village. When she wasn't on tenterhooks, she was annoyed with herself for being on ...

Phillipa Ashley, 2013

English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...

to say something to relieve/ease/... the tension Wort: das erlösende Wort sprechen/finden/... to be tense/in a state of tension Hochspannung: sich in/(unter) Hochspannung befin- den/(in Hochspannung sein) tenterhooks to be on tenterhooks ...

Professor Hans Schemann, 2013

2013 Daily Calendar: F in Exams

WETLESS WEEKEEES Stuff They Should Have Taught Us in School SAY: On tenterhooks NOT: On tenderhooks A “tenter” is a frame used to stretch cloth. The cloth itself is pulled taut by a series ofhooks—these are “tenterhooks.” To be “on ...

Richard Benson, 2012

10 NACHRICHTEN, IN DENEN DER BEGRIFF «ON TENTERHOOKS» VORKOMMT

Erfahre, worüber man in den einheimischen und internationalen Medien spricht und wie der Begriff on tenterhooks im Kontext der folgenden Nachrichten gebraucht wird.

Showbiz News: Beatles and Presley meeting to be recreated, still …

The final episode of Channel 4′s Married at First Sight aired tonight and viewers were on tenterhooks. How did the couples fare after being ... «Dudley News, Jul 15»

Early signs of profit reporting season lift hopes for tipsters

It had left our tipsters on tenterhooks by announcing the arrival of a drill. Who could have guessed this would prove the turning point of our race ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

George R.R. Martin Dead In 'Sharknado', Will Never Finish 'Winds Of …

If you've been waiting on tenterhooks to find out whether Jon Snow is alive or dead, we've got some really bad news for you: Jon will not be ... «MTV.com, Jul 15»

Flying the flag where England's revival developed

... like a few others who have missed out; if something happens, like injuries or players lose form, I'm waiting on tenterhooks to see if they call. «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»

Married at First Sight: A loved-up couple, a messy break-up and a …

The final episode of Channel 4′s Married at First Sight aired tonight and viewers were on tenterhooks. How did the couples fare after being ... «Milford Mercury, Jul 15»

'Sense8' season 2 renewed or cancelled? Netflix to announce …

Netflix has yet to announce the verdict on the future of "Sense8." This leaves fans on tenterhooks on what could happen to the science fiction ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»

FirstFT (the new 6am Cut)

The health insurance industry is on tenterhooks as it awaits news of a dealbetween Anthem and Cigna. Anthem is reportedly close to acquiring ... «FT Alphaville, Jul 15»

All noise, no substance: Cong lacks real strategy to washout …

... she would reveal name of that senior minister during course of debate in Parliament — it has managed to keep Congress on tenterhooks. «Firstpost, Jul 15»

CPM Demands CBI Probe into SJDA Scam in West Bengal

Several bureaucrats and politicians of the ruling Trinamool Congress, who were members of the SJDA, are now on tenterhooks fearing that ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»

Masiko earns KCC lifeline against Adama City

The system worked as Adama City's defense was kept on tenterhooks but no damage was made. Ochaya's crosses troubled the Adama City ... «Kawowo Sports, Jul 15»