Meaning:
Someone who is figuratively walking on ‘pins and needles’ is being careful not to say or do anything that is offensive because they do not want to upset someone.
Examples:
- Now the nation is on pins and needles.
- I've been on pins and needles all morning.
- I've been on pins and needles waiting for you to get here.
- You know, we were on pins and needles, waiting to see what was gonna happen.
- Just pins and needles in the hand.
- I'm just gonna be on pins and needles to see it.
- I have pins and needles in my leg!
- I've been waiting on pins and needles.
- I await her, and I'm starting to have pins and needles in my legs.
- Some, uh, pins and needles in my legs.