Where does “tűkön ül” come from?
tűkön ül (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian tű, from Hungarian tövik — to stitch; to prick, drill; to prick, stab;...
tűkön ül (Hungarian): to be on pins and needles, be on tenterhooks, be like a cat on a hot tin roof, be like a cat on hot bricks to wait for the beginning or the end of something restlessly, with agonizing impatience
Definitions
- to be on pins and needles, be on tenterhooks, be like a cat on a hot tin roof, be like a cat on hot bricks to wait for the beginning or the end of something restlessly, with agonizing impatience
Ancestry of “tűkön ül”, step by step
tűkön ül traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian tű
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | tű | needle; pin |
| 2 | Hungarian | tövik | to stitch; to prick, drill; to prick, stab;... |
via Hungarian ül
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ül | to sit, to be in a sitting position; to serve... |