On the Edge of Your Seat

On the Edge of Your Seat

Compre: Welcome to English in a Minute!

This idiom sounds like it’s about a … chair?

Announcer: EDGE OF YOUR SEAT

compre: That sounds a little risky, right?

Man: Hey, what you watching?

Woman: Shhh … this movie is so exciting!

It has had me on the edge of my seat the entire time.

I can’t wait to see how it’s going to end!

Man: Oh, I’ve seen this movie.

You are right.

It kept me on the edge of my seat, too.

I can’t belive the main character dies.

Woman: Thanks. Thanks a lot.

Compre: If something keeps you on the edge of your seat, you are feeling excited, or maybe nervous, about what is going to haplen next.

We usually use this expression when talking about watching a movie, a perfotmance or reading a book.

And that’s English in a Minute!