like a cat on a hot tin roof 如坐针毡

“如坐针毡”，汉语成语，字面意思是“像坐在插着针的毡子上（as if sitting on a bed of needles）”，形容心神不定，坐立不安（feel extremely uneasy¹）。

 

“如坐针毡”与英文俗语“like a cat on a hot tin roof/like a cat on hot bricks”意思相近，都可以表示“be anxious and unable to sit still or relax. ”。

 

例句：

 

她在等医生给她打电话，告诉她检查结果，所以她一整天都如坐针毡。

She's waiting for the doctor to call with her test results, so she's been like a cat on hot bricks all day.

 

接到恐吓电话后，他整日如坐针毡。

After receiving the threatening phone call, he became extremely alarmed and fidgeted all day.

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