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Christine
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Would you like to practice using an English idiom? Try this exercise! See if you can choose the correct meaning of "on pins and needles."
Mark is waiting for his test scores on pins and needles. This means that:
he doesn't care about his test scores.
he is so anxious that he needed a shot to relax.
he is waiting anxiously for his test scores.
he has to test his blood and give himself shot.
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Oct 10, 2025 6:00 PM
Corrections · 2
Would you like to practice using an English idiom? Try this exercise! See if you can choose the correct meaning of "on pins and needles."
I’m English and I have never heard pins and needles in this context. I think you might mean “on tenterhooks”.
October 12, 2025
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Christine
Language Skills
English, Portuguese
Learning Language
Portuguese
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