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as if having prickles on one's back; feel a thorn in one's side; be nervous and uneasy; be on pins and needles;

rú máng zài bèi

如 芒 在 背

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derogas if having prickles on one's back; feel a thorn in one's side; be nervous and uneasy; be on pins and needles;
- zhàn zài jiǎng tái shang de tā rú máng zài bèi
  站在讲台上的他如芒在背。
  Standing on the platform, he feel bad as if having prickles on his back.
synonym
rú gěng zài hóu如鲠在喉
antonym
gāo zhěn wú yōu高枕无忧

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