Read Edit View history 芒刺在背 mángcìzàibèi to be on pins and needles Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 芒刺在背 mángcìzàibèi to be on pins and needles (idiom) like having thorns and prickles in one's back; feeling extremely nervous, fearful, or uneasy, often due to a sense of being watched or threatened 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
芒刺在背 mángcìzàibèi to be on pins and needles (idiom) like having thorns and prickles in one's back; feeling extremely nervous, fearful, or uneasy, often due to a sense of being watched or threatened Edit Delete