"tenterhooks" meaning in All languages combined

See tenterhooks on Wiktionary

Noun [Tiếng Anh]

  1. Móc căng (vải).
    Sense id: vi-tenterhooks-en-noun--k978Jyg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms (Lo sốt vó; ruột gan nóng như lửa đốt.): to be on tenterhooks (on the tenters) [idiomatic]
Categories (other): Danh từ, Danh từ tiếng Anh, Mục từ tiếng Anh
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