A common expression is "sitting on pins and needles" which means highly agitated while waiting for something to happen. The expected event can be either good or bad.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/pins-and-needles
A secondary use refers to uncomfortable tingling (often in your legs) after a long period of immobility.
Here's a way to use it:
"Flying economy class from London to Hong Kong, I got pins and needles in my legs when I got up. They got so bad I had to be taken off on a stretcher!"
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