on pins and needles Audio [অন পিনস অ্যান্ড নিডলস]   /idiom/

on pins and needles meaning in Bengali

idiom
উৎকণ্ঠায়; অত্যন্ত উদ্বিগ্ন বা উৎসুক অবস্থায় থাকা, সাধারণত কোনো ফলাফলের অপেক্ষায়;
Meaning in English /idiom/ in a state of nervous anticipation or anxiety, usually awaiting an outcome;
SYNONYM nervous; on edge; anxious; OPPOSITE calm; relaxed; at ease; EXAMPLE I was on pins and needles waiting for the exam results - পরীক্ষার ফলাফলের জন্য অপেক্ষা করতে গিয়ে আমি উৎকণ্ঠায় ছিলাম।

Appropriate Preposition

  • Deal in ( ব্যবসা করা ) He deals in rice.
  • Pretend to ( ভান করা ) He does not pretend to high birth.
  • Replace with another ( পরিবর্তন করা (একটি জিনিস) ) Replace this chair with new one.
  • Displeased with ( অসন্তুষ্ট ) I am displeased with him at his conduct.
  • Think over ( চিন্তা করা (কোনকিছু) ) Think carefully over his advice.
  • Render into ( অনুবাদ করা ) Render the passage into Hindi.
  • slap on the wrist ( মৃদু শাস্তি ) Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist
  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • In the nick of time ( ঠিক সময়ে ) The school team arrived in the nick of time.
  • At one’s wit’s end ( হতবুদ্ধি ) He was at his wit’s end and did not know what to do.