To wait in suspense or expectation on, upon. (Cf. to hang on (a person's) lips at lip, n. 3a.) Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > state of uncertainty, suspense > be in suspense [verb (intransitive)] (17) dependc1430 To wait in suspense or expectation on, upon. (Cf. to hang on (a person's) lips at lip, n. 3a.) Obsolete. to hang up1623 To put ‘on the shelf’ or into abeyance; to keep back, delay, detain for an indefinite time. Also to hang it up: to chalk it up, to give credit. slang. to be on (the) tenter(s1633 figurative esp. in phrases. to be on (the) tenter(s, i.e. in a position of strain, difficulty, or uneasiness; to be in a state of anxious… to be on (the) tenterhooks1748 to be on (the) tenterhooks: i.e. in a state of painful suspense or impatience: cf. tenter, n.1 3b. (to be, sit, stand, walk) on thorns (a thorn)1768 figurative (or in figurative context): Anything that causes pain, grief, or trouble; in various metaphors, similes, and proverbial expressions, as a… Subcategories:— suspend judgement or action (4) — hesitate between alternatives (8) |
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