pins and needles
/ˌpɪnz ən ˈniːdlz/NEUTRAL · B2
Meaning
a prickly feeling in a part of your body that has been still too long
Examples
- 1I sat on my foot during the film, and now I've got pins and needles.
- 2If your arm gets pins and needles every night, try sleeping in a different position.
- 3After kneeling to weed the garden for an hour, Dad had pins and needles in both legs.
- 4Wiggle your toes — it helps when you get pins and needles on long flights.
- 5Is it normal to get pins and needles in your fingers after typing all day?
Grammar
Uncountable, with no a: have or get pins and needles, often followed by in and the body part. Keep the order: pins first.
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