be on tenterhooks

All the players in this campaign are on tenterhooks about race.

Since the attacks of 11 September, the world has been on tenterhooks.

"And we need to do it quickly because businesses are on tenterhooks about whether to stay or leave."

I am on tenterhooks to see what happens next, and whether we will indeed be able to come to an agreement following first reading.

Having dreamed of her all night, Hal was on tenterhooks.

Pregnant with possibilities that had him feeling like he was on tenterhooks.

"We feel great about winning because we have been on tenterhooks for a long time," she said.

She had been on tenterhooks for hours, waiting for Nick to come home.

Half the time she was on tenterhooks, not knowing what was expected of her.

Many artists and executives were on tenterhooks for weeks, waiting to hear whether they still had jobs or record deals.

Everyone around him was on tenterhooks, afraid of making a wrong move and invoking his wrath.

IV The public was on tenterhooks about the whole affair.

Being on tenterhooks all the time, constantly stressed and jumpy.

Their responses underscore the reality that this Presidency is on tenterhooks.

One was on tenterhooks to see if she would essay the concluding set of Strauss songs.

But he had been on tenterhooks until her return from Antibes.

Until I have your answer, I'll be on tenterhooks.

I am on tenterhooks, Commissioner, regarding the fate of the package that was presented yesterday.

For the remainder of the carol I was on tenterhooks, not daring to take my eyes from the lectern.

Let me just say, I am on tenterhooks awaiting the coming of this revolution!)

That was why he was on tenterhooks and calling for bloody progress reports every ten minutes.

He was on tenterhooks as he sat in an airport lounge, watching the minutes crawl past.

Ned is on tenterhooks to see you.

I was on tenterhooks watching the raw emotion and gut churning fight unfold.

Beanie cried with exaggerated joy, as though I had been on tenterhooks waiting for her appearance.