(or tenterhooks) meaning to wait with feelings of nervousness or anxiety in anticipation for something to happen in the near future.
She was on tenter hooks as the police officer calculated her BAC.
Texas Winter that's all it is. Basically where its cold enough to snow but it doesn't.
Damn it's just like Tenter
Yeah I hate Tenter
That nervous feeling one gets before a big meeting or a huge life changing event. Same feeling one gets after a eating Chinese food and 30 minutes later you can feel it in your gut
This interview tomorrow has got me Tenter Hooked, I should probably stay away from Taco Bell or Wok and Roll tonight