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坐不安席
zuò​bù'ān​xí

to be on tenterhooks

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 坐 zuò verb
    to sit
    to sit; to take a seat; to rest one's weight on one's buttocks
  2. 不安 bù'ān adjective
    uneasy
    Feeling unsettled or restless in mind; worried; troubled
  3. 席 xí noun
    seat
    (bound form) a physical seat or place to sit; a place for a guest