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Meaning of 如芒在背

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如 rú 芒 máng 在 zài 背 bèi
to be on tenterhooks (idiom)
Example Sentences
1
批评之声让柏林如芒在背
。
Such criticism stings in Berlin.
2
显然切尔西还是有优势
,
但我们今天竭尽全力让他们如芒在背
。
Obviously Chelsea are still in a strong position, but we've done all we can here today to keep the pressure on them.
3
一想到又添了一件多余的电器
,
我会如芒在背
,
不只是那
40
块钱的问题
。
The thought of us owning another appliance we didn't need would have bugged me. More so than the $40.
4
这件事情近来一直如芒在背
,
让我无法释怀
——
似乎再没别的事值得我挂心了
。
This event keeps thrusting itself before my mind--nothing else seems to have happened of late.
5
一想到我们又添了一件多余的电器
,
我会如芒在背
,
不只是那
40
块钱的问题
。
The thought of us owning another appliance we didn't need would have bugged me. More so than the $40.