be afire with impatience
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī NJ í R ú Hu ǒ, which means that the heart is as anxious as a fire. I'm very anxious. From the romance of the Western chamber.
The origin of Idioms
The fourth fold of the first book of the romance of the Western chamber by Wang Shifu in Yuan Dynasty: "I'm very satisfied to see it." Jin Shengtan criticized: "anxious, can't wait."
Analysis of Idioms
Be in a hurry
Idiom usage
He is very anxious in his heart
be afire with impatience
Booming Flowers and a Full Moon - huā hǎo yuè yuán
have a large stock of information - lì dì shū chú