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芒刺在背
máng​cì​zài​bèi

to be on pins and needles

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 芒 máng
    awn
    The beard or awn of cereal grains like wheat or rice
  2. 刺 cì noun
    thorn
    a small, sharp, pointed object such as a thorn, splinter, or fish bone
  3. 在 zài preposition
    to be at
    To be located at, in, or on; to be present or at home.
  4. 背 bèi noun
    back
    the back of a person or animal