US /ɑn pɪnz ənd ˈnidəlz/
・UK /ɔn pins ənd ˈni:dlz/
And we're waiting on pins and needles to find out what the decision is.
And we're waiting on pins and needles on what the decision is.
The first way you could express worry or concern about an upcoming event is to say, "I'm on pins and needles." Now this doesn't sound really good.
but in English we say, "I'm on pins and needles." So let's imagine you've written a test.
And that uncertainty has everybody on pins and needles here.
And that uncertainty has everybody on pins and needles here.
I know you guys are probably not waiting, like, on pins and needles for my upload,
you better hope they're not on pins and needles.