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Korean idiom be on the edge of one’s seat

Idioms linked to “손01” · Linked dictionary word

손에 땀을 쥐다

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  • 손에 땀을 쥐다

English rendering be on the edge of one’s seat Literal translation: “hold sweat in one’s hands”

Meaning 1

아슬아슬하여 마음이 조마조마하도록 몹시 애달다.

To feel intense suspense and anxiety over a precarious situation.

Dictionary example 1

아슬아슬한 곡예를 보고 있노라니 나도 모르게 손에 땀을 쥐게 되었다.

Watching the daring acrobatics made my palms sweat without my realizing it.

Dictionary example 2

이 경기는 막상막하라서 손에 땀을 쥘 정도로 긴장감이 넘친다.

The evenly matched game is so tense that it makes our palms sweat.

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“손에 땀을 쥐다” — be on the edge of one’s seat: To feel intense suspense and anxiety over a precarious situation.
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