坐立不安

dōu bàn yè le ér zi hái bù huí jiā mǔ qīn gǎn dào zuò lì bù ān

都半夜了，儿子还不回家，母亲感到坐立不安。

The mother was on pins and needles for her son hadn't come back even by midnight.

xué sheng zài zuò wèi shang zuò lì bù ān

学生在座位上坐立不安。

The students stirred restlessly in their seats.

zhěng gè xīng qī wǒ dōu zuò lì bù ān děng zhe jié guǒ chū lái

整个星期我都坐立不安，等着结果出来。

I've been on tenterhooks all week waiting for the results.