keep (someone) on tenterhooks
держать кого-либо в состоянии неизвестности, беспокойства
Mary Higgins Clark keeps her readers on tenterhooks till the very last chapter.
Другие идиомы:
- keep (someone or something) in check
- keep one's head
- keep abreast (of something)
- keep the lid on (something)
- keep to oneself
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep good time
- keep one's nose clean
- keep one's nose out of (something)
- keep one's hands off (someone or something)
- keep one's ear to the ground
- keep one's wits about one
- keep (someone or something) in mind
- keep one's head above water
- keep house