Directions: Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase (shown in quotes). The captors of the kidnapped kept his family on 'tenterhooks'.
Question and options
Directions: Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase (shown in quotes).
The captors of the kidnapped kept his family on 'tenterhooks'.
- On constant move
- In anxious suspense
- In seething anger
- In excited wait
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - In anxious suspense
'On tenterhooks' means in a state of anxious suspense or nervous waiting. The kidnapped man's family was kept in anxious suspense.
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