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On the edge of your seat Meaning in English

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ON (or AWN) thuh (or thee) EDJ uhv YOOR (or YER) SEET
ON thuh (or thee) EDJ OV yaw SEET

التعريف

If you are on the edge of your seat, you are very excited or nervous because you are waiting to see what will happen next, usually in a story, show, or event.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an idiomatic expression, informal, mostly used to describe suspenseful movies, books, or games. It suggests you are so engaged that you might literally move forward in your seat but it's not usually meant literally.

Spanish: muy emocionado - expectantePortuguese (BR): muito empolgado - ansiosoPortuguese (PT): muito entusiasmado - ansiosoChinese (Simplified): 非常紧张 - 充满期待Chinese (Traditional): 非常緊張 - 充滿期待Hindi: बेहद उत्साहित - बहुत दिलचस्पी सेArabic: في غاية التشويق - مشدود الانتباهBengali: উত্তেজনায় (অস্থিরভাবে) - টান টান উত্তেজনায়Russian: на краю своего кресла - в напряжённом ожиданииJapanese: ハラハラする - 手に汗握るVietnamese: hồi hộp đến nghẹt thở - căng thẳng tột độKorean: 손에 땀을 쥐다 - 긴장감에 휩싸이다Turkish: yerinde duramamak - çok heyecanlanmakUrdu: انتہائی پرجوش ہونا - بے تاب ہوناIndonesian: tegang menunggu - sangat antusias

جمل نموذجية

The movie was so exciting that I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.

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During the football match, the fans were on the edge of their seats.

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The book kept me on the edge of my seat until the last page.

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That TV show always leaves me on the edge of my seat with those shocking twists.

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I was literally on the edge of my seat during the roller coaster ride!

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Wasn’t that game intense? I was on the edge of my seat the whole time!

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