TIL that the metaphor for nervous anticipation is not to be “on tender hooks.” It’s to be “on tenterhooks,” a type of hook used in a frame called a “tenter” used to hold material.
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TIL that the metaphor for nervous anticipation is not to be “on tender hooks.” It’s to be “on tenterhooks,” a type of hook used in a frame called a “tenter” used to hold material.