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on pins and needles

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Inglés		Español
on pins and needles adv	figurative (nervous, on edge) (coloquial, figurado)	en ascuas loc adv
	I was on pins and needles as I waited for the doctor to tell me the results of the biopsy.
	Estaba en ascuas esperando los resultados de la biopsia.
	(coloquial)	con el alma en un hilo loc adv
	Estaba con el alma en un hilo esperando los resultados de la biopsia.
	(coloquial)	con el alma en vilo loc adv
	Estaba con el alma en la mano esperando los resultados de la biopsia.

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