keep (someone) on tenterhooks
держать кого-либо в состоянии неизвестности, беспокойства
Пример использования идиомы keep (someone) on tenterhooks:
Mary Higgins Clark keeps her readers on tenterhooks till the very last chapter.
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Другие идиомы:
- keep one's shirt on
- keep the wolf from the door
- keep (something) down
- keep the lid on (something)
- keep up
- keep (someone or something) in mind
- keep one's wits about one
- keep one's nose clean
- keep an open mind about (something)
- keep one's head above water
- keep one's opinions to oneself
- keep up an act
- keep a civil tongue
- keep one's distance from (someone or something)
- keep a stiff upper lip