“Be on pins and needles”in other languages
Be anxious while waiting for something.
English
French
Greek
Norwegian
EnglishFrenchGreekNorwegianSame idea, different pictures
English sits on something sharp, and French on hot coals, être sur des charbons ardents. Norwegian is on the torture bench, på pinebenken: waiting is a kind of torment.
Greek just eats its nails, τρώω τα νύχια μου.
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