PINS AND NEEDLES


Meaning of PINS AND NEEDLES in English

1. a tingly, prickly sensation in a limb that is recovering from numbness.

2. on pins and needles , in a state of nervous anticipation: The father-to-be was on pins and needles.

[ 1800-10 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .