be on tenterhooks
be on tenterhooks
Fidgeting, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zu ò L ì B ù n, which means sitting is not, standing is not; describes the mood is nervous, emotional uneasiness. From the water margin.
The origin of Idioms
The fortieth chapter of the water margin by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty: "since my brother ate official affairs, my brother was restless, and there was no way to save him."
Idiom usage
Subject predicate; predicate, attribute, complement; derogatory. In volume 20 of the first book, we can see that Xiao Zhuangyuan has been here all day. We are restless when we meet him. We can build a short wall for us to cover up in front of the hall. "Chapter 40 of the outlaws of the Marsh:" since my brother had a lawsuit, my brother was restless. There's no way out. "When Xiao Zhuangyuan came and went here all day, we were restless. Ling Mengchu, Ming Dynasty
be on tenterhooks
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The sea is boiling with each other - hǎi nèi dǐng fèi
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3.Look at the outside and know the inside
Look at the outside and know the inside - wàng biǎo zhī lǐ
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7.have got some dirty trick up one 's sleeve
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8.When the river is choked up, it will collapse
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