keep on tenterhooks

keep someone on tenterhooks

Fig. to keep someone in suspense. Don't keep me on tenterhooks! Tell me your news! We were all kept on tenterhooks waiting to find out what happened.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Petera	-	Maori
Selma	SEL-mə (English), ZEL-mah (German)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic
Odarka	-	Ukrainian
Britton	['britən]
Joscelin	-	Old Norman
Braiden	BRAY-dən	English (Modern)