[U] an uncomfortable feeling in a part of your body, caused when a normal flow of blood returns after it has been partly blocked, especially because you have been sitting or lying in an awkward position:
to have pins and needles
IDIOMS
be on pins and needles (AmE) = BEONTENTERHOOKS
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