Be on the anxious seat and Be on tenterhooks

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

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