pins and needles
pins and needles
noun plDefinition of PINS AND NEEDLES
: a pricking tingling sensation in a limb growing numb or recovering from numbness
— on pins and needles
: in a nervous or jumpy state of anticipation
First Known Use of PINS AND NEEDLES
1813
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