rú​máng​zài​bèi

to be on tenterhooks

Senses

如芒在背 rú​máng​zài​bèi 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

References

same_as 如芒在背/如芒在背 芒刺在背/芒刺在背