芒刺在背

芒刺在背
mángzàibèi

feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)

3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings

MEANING

  1. adjective

    feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)

    • He felt as though there were thorns pricking his back.

  2. adjective

    uneasy and nervous

    • He felt as if there were thorns in his back.

  3. adjective

    to be on pins and needles

    • He felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

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