shí​wǔ​ge​diào​tǒng​dǎ​shuǐ

to be agitated

Senses

十五个吊桶打水/ 十五個吊桶打水 shí​wǔ​ge​diào​tǒng​dǎ​shuǐ (also shí​wǔ​gè​diào​tǒng​dǎ​shuǐ) to be agitated

Literally "to fetch water with fifteen buckets"; used to describe feeling nervous or unsettled, with one's heart thumping up and down. Often followed by the second half of the expression, 七上八下 qī​shàng​bā​xià.

References

synonym 十五个吊桶打水/十五個吊桶打水 七上八下/七上八下