Read Edit View history 如芒在背 rúmángzàibèi to be on tenterhooks Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 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 Edit Delete References Add reference same_as 如芒在背/如芒在背 → 芒刺在背/芒刺在背 Edit Delete
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 Edit Delete