Emotions & feelings
on the edge of your seat
very excited or nervous about what happens next
If something keeps you on the edge of your seat, it makes you feel very excited or nervous because you do not know what will happen next.
Hear it in real life
Was the match exciting?
Definitely. I was on the edge of my seat until the final whistle.
That crime series kept me on the edge of my seat all weekend.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The film made me at the edge of my seat.
Say: The film kept me on the edge of my seat.
Use "on," not "at," and say "keep someone" when describing what causes the feeling.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
keep someone on the edge of their seat; be on the edge of your seat
Your turn: say it out loud
That crime series kept me on the edge of my seat all weekend.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
on the edge of your seat
very excited or nervous about what happens next
“That crime series kept me on the edge of my seat all weekend.”
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