white-knuckle

Adjective

idiomatic not-comparable

(idiomatic) Causing fear, excitement, apprehension, suspense, or nervousness.

Japanese Meaning

恐怖や興奮、不安、緊張感、または絶え間ないドキドキ感を引き起こす様子を意味する。 / （イディオム）非常にスリリングで不安を感じる状況や体験を指す。

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The white-knuckle car chase had the audience gripping their seats until the very end.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その手に汗握るカーチェイスは観客を最後までハラハラさせた。

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(idiomatic) Causing fear, excitement, apprehension, suspense, or nervousness.

BP said its capped-off well appeared to be holding steady Friday morning, almost midway into a white-knuckle waiting period in which engineers watched the pressure gauges for signs of a leak.

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