rú​máng​zài​bèi

to be on tenterhooks

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

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