on the edge of one's seat in English

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          "roman": "yìcháng xīngfèn",
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          "sense": "in suspense",
          "word": "jännityksessä"
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          "roman": "se agonía",
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          "sense": "in suspense",
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          "sense": "in suspense",
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          "sense": "in suspense",
          "word": "al borde del asiento"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in suspense",
      "word": "異常興奮"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yìcháng xīngfèn",
      "sense": "in suspense",
      "word": "异常兴奋"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in suspense",
      "word": "極為激動"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jíwéi jīdòng",
      "sense": "in suspense",
      "word": "极为激动"
    },
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in suspense",
      "word": "op het puntje van zijn stoel"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in suspense",
      "word": "jännityksessä"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "se agonía",
      "sense": "in suspense",
      "word": "σε αγωνία"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in suspense",
      "word": "inchiodato alla sedia"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in suspense",
      "word": "incollato alla sedia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in suspense",
      "word": "trzymać w napięciu"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in suspense",
      "word": "al borde del asiento"
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"on the edge of one's seat" meaning in English

Prepositional phrase