on the edge of one's seat

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very excited; ready and waiting

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It’s really late at night, and Kat is still awake. She couldn’t stop watching one of her favorite TV shows. The story had her on the edge of her seat. It was just too exciting for her to turn off the TV.

When you are on the edge of your seat, you are watching something amazing! It might be exciting, mysterious, or beautiful, and you are totally focused on it. What was the last movie that put you on the edge of your seat? Did you ever have this feeling in an English class?

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“I was on the edge of my seat during the whole movie!”

“The performance was so beautiful! I was on the edge of my seat.”

“Mary loved mysteries, and Sherlock Holmes had her on the edge of her seat.”