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pins and needles
USUK
a tingling feeling in part of your body after it has stayed still too long
Usually 'have' or 'get pins and needles in' a part of the body. In American English 'on pins and needles' also means nervous.
In context
After sitting on the floor for an hour, I had pins and needles in my legs.
If you get pins and needles in your hands every morning, see a doctor.
More idioms about health
- a clean bill of healtha doctor's statement, after an examination, that someone is healthy
- a new lease of lifenew energy, or a chance to be active or useful again
- a ripe old agea very old age, reached in good health
- a second windnew energy that lets you continue after you felt too tired
- a shadow of your former selfmuch weaker, thinner or less impressive than before