◎ 芒刺在背 mángcì-zàibèi[be in most uncomfortable position like having spikes in the back;feel nervous and uneasy] 像芒和刺扎在背上,形容坐立不安 -----------------国语辞典:比喻因畏忌而极度不安。《汉书.卷六八.霍光传》:「宣帝始立,谒见高庙,大将军光从骖乘,上内严惮之,若有芒刺在背。」《新唐书.卷一二一.崔日用传》:「然每一反思,若芒刺在背。」也作「背生芒刺」、「背若芒刺」。近如坐针毡反泰然自若﹑心怀舒畅英语 feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom), uneasy and nervous, to be on pins and needles德语 wie auf heißen Nadeln sitzen (Sprichw)