如芒在背 rúmángzàibèi to be on tenterhooks Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 如芒在背 rúmángzàibèi to be on tenterhooks to feel extremely uncomfortable or uneasy as if there were thorns pricking one's back; used to describe being in a state of great anxiety or nervous apprehension Frequency Written text 0.057 per million Cross-References Same as 芒刺在背 mángcìzàibèi Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
如芒在背 rúmángzàibèi to be on tenterhooks to feel extremely uncomfortable or uneasy as if there were thorns pricking one's back; used to describe being in a state of great anxiety or nervous apprehension Frequency Written text 0.057 per million Cross-References Same as 芒刺在背 mángcìzàibèi Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
