on the edge of one's seat

on the edge of one's seat

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Prepositional phrase

on the edge of one's seat

1. (idiomatic) In suspense; waiting eagerly or anxiously for some resolution.

   The movie had me on the edge of my seat right from the beginning.

Translations

in suspense

Chinese: Mandarin: 異常興奮，極為激動 Dutch: op het puntje van zijn stoel Finnish: jännityksessä

Greek: σε αγωνία (se agonía) Italian: inchiodato alla sedia, incollato alla sedia Polish: trzymać w napięciu Spanish: al borde del asiento