on the edge of one's seat

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

on the edge of one's seat

(idiomatic) In suspense; waiting eagerly or anxiously for some resolution.
The movie had me on the edge of my seat right from the beginning.

Alternative forms

on the edge of her seat
on the edge of his seat
on the edge of its seat
on the edge of my seat
on the edge of our seats
on the edge of their seat
on the edge of their seats
on the edge of your seat

Related terms

Translations

in suspense

Chinese:
Mandarin: 異常興奮／异常兴奋 (yìcháng xīngfèn), 極為激動／极为激动 (jíwéi jīdòng)
Dutch: op het puntje van zijn stoel
Finnish: jännityksessä
Greek: σε αγωνία (se agonía)
Italian: inchiodato alla sedia, incollato alla sedia
Polish: trzymać w napięciu
Spanish: al borde del asiento

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