be in fear and trembling
Li Li is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ì L ì w ē ij ù, which means that you feel fear and danger. From Shangshu tanggao.
The origin of Idioms
Tang Gao, the book of history: "if Li Li is in danger, he will fall into the abyss."
Idiom usage
I'm very afraid of what I've been through. And take the wife, the whole world line ~ of Tu, I can have no lack of it! ——Wu Mingshi's Du Shi Yan Zhi in Qing Dynasty volume 10
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: Fearless
be in fear and trembling
changes arise from the elbow and armpit . 2 . confusion starts from one 's side or friends - shì shēng zhǒu yè
said of a widow or concubine who remarried - pí pá bié nòng