"pins & needles"?

[Benjamin Barrett]

Me, too! I'm glad to know what "on tenderhooks" means, now.

Benjamin Barrett
Live from Tukwila

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> Subject: Re: "pins & needles"?
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> From OR and WA I'd expect "on pins and needles" and find "on
> tenterhooks" odd. I know what the expression means but
> wouldn't use it in speech.
>
> allen
> maberry at u.washington.edu