on the edge of one's seat

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

on the edge of one's seat

1. (idiomatic) In suspense; waiting eagerly or anxiously for some resolution.

   The movie had me on the edge of my seat right from the beginning.

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, de medio ganchete