Be on the anxious bench and Be on tenterhooks

Be on tenterhooks and be on the anxious bench are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Be on tenterhooks" with "Be on the anxious bench", this phrases are similar.

Be on the anxious bench and be on tenterhooks are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Be on the anxious bench" with "Be on tenterhooks", this phrases are similar.