悬心吊胆 [
xuán xīn diào dǎn]
be on (the) tenterhooks
filled with anxiety
have one's heart in one's mouth
- 下面看的人悬心吊胆, 心惊肉跳。
- 下面看的人悬心吊胆, 心惊肉跳。
The people watching below are tense and trembling with their hearts in their mouths. - 但他们往往遭农会严厉拒绝,所以他们总是悬心吊胆地过日子;
But more often than not they are turned down flat, and so they are always on tender hooks;