كيف تنطق "keep on tenterhooks"

expression

ˈkip/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈtɛn.tɚˌhʊks

KEEP awn TEN-ter-hooks

kˈiːp/ /ˈɒn/ /tˈɛntəhˌʊks

KEEP on TEN-tuh-hooks

التعريف

To make someone feel very nervous, anxious, or excited because they do not know what will happen next.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈkip/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn/ /ˈtɛn.tɚˌhʊks

الإنجليزية البريطانية

kˈiːp/ /ˈɒn/ /tˈɛntəhˌʊks

أمريكي

KEEP awn TEN-ter-hooks

بريطاني

KEEP on TEN-tuh-hooks

The teacher kept the students on tenterhooks about their test scores.

The movie kept us on tenterhooks until the very end.

The announcement was delayed and kept everyone on tenterhooks.

He likes to keep his friends on tenterhooks with his mysterious stories.