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What does pins and needles mean?

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Noun
  1. (informal) A tingling or prickling sensation, felt in a limb when a lack of circulation is relieved and in other situations.
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It will keep people on pins and needles for the next 48 months but we'll keep trucking along.
Well, we're on pins and needles until we hear any confirmation, if there is any to be had on the latest rumors regarding DNA results, everyone.
Everyone is on pins and needles, waiting for the Federal Reserve to announce its decision on interest rates within the hour.
The rest of us were on pins and needles until they returned in about 45 minutes with the aircraft still in good shape and ready to take us out.
Savannah started to feel pins and needles in her back and her right arm turned blue a week after the accident.
Everyone was on pins and needles to see if the elections went off smoothly and fierce legal battles could be avoided.

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