如坐针毡 (rú zuò zhēn zhān) — on pins and needles; extremely uneasy or anxious
Definition
Literal image: 'sitting on a针-针毡-like rug of needles' — vivid idiom for extreme anxiety, so restless you can't sit still.
idiom
on pins and needlesextremely uneasy or anxious
Examples
- ，如坐针毡，。Tā tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi hòu, rú zuò zhēn zhān, zuò lì bù ān.After hearing this news, he was on pins and needles and couldn't sit still.
- ，如坐针毡，。Děng dài miàn shì jié guǒ de nà jǐ tiān, tā rú zuò zhēn zhān, chī bú xià yě shuì bù zháo.During the days waiting for the interview results, she was on pins and needles, unable to eat or sleep.
- ，，如坐针毡。Huì yì shàng, lǎo bǎn fǎn fù zhuī wèn nà ge wèn tí, ràng suǒ yǒu yuán gōng rú zuò zhēn zhān.At the meeting, the boss repeatedly pressed that question, putting all the employees on pins and needles.
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