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手に汗握る

てにあせにぎる

thrilling; nail-biting

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Examples

  1. 手に汗握る試合だった。

    てにあせにぎるしあいだった。

    It was a nail-biting match.

  2. 最後まで手に汗握る展開が続いた。

    さいごまでてにあせにぎるてんかいがつづいた。

    The gripping developments continued to the very end.

  3. 観客は手に汗握る思いで結末を見守った。

    かんきゃくはてにあせにぎるおもいでけつまつをみまもった。

    The audience watched the ending on the edge of their seats.

Common patterns

手に汗握る試合
a nail-biting game
手に汗握る展開
a gripping turn of events
手に汗握る攻防
a breathtaking contest

Memory tip

Used almost only in front of a noun — 手に汗握る試合・展開・場面 — describing something you watch, not something you do. It is about tense excitement, while はらはらする leans toward anxious worry.

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