keep in suspense



keep someone in (a state of) suspense

to make someone wait anxiously for something. Tell us what happened. Don't keep us in a state of suspense. Don't keep me in suspense!
See also: keep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hamnet-English (Archaic)
BrittonBRIT-ənEnglish
BilboBIL-bo (English)Literature
Emanuele-MAH-nuw-el (German)Romanian, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Czech, Croatian
Cassandra[kə'sændrə]
Ahura Mazdaə-HUWR-ə MAZ-də (English)Persian Mythology