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Estar en ascuas

To be on tenterhooks / To be on edge with anticipation

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Literally 'to be on embers'. Describes the anxious suspense of waiting for an important outcome or piece of news.

See It in Context

Estoy en ascuas esperando los resultados.

I'm on tenterhooks waiting for the results.

—¿Sabes algo ya? —No, me tiene en ascuas.

—Do you know anything yet? —No, I'm on tenterhooks.

Nos tuvo a todos en ascuas hasta el último momento.

She kept us all on tenterhooks until the last moment.

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