七上八下 用英语怎么说？
中 → 英 · 俚语习语
on pins and needles
「七上八下」的英文是「on pins and needles」，形容心里忐忑不安、焦急等待某件事的结果。
详解
字面指上上下下、杂乱不定，后用来形容心神不宁、坐立不安，多因担心结果而焦虑。英语说 on pins and needles，也可说 have butterflies in one's stomach（紧张）、be on edge（烦躁）。别直译成 seven up eight down，没人听得懂。
例句
I've been on pins and needles all morning waiting for the interview results.
我一上午都七上八下的，就等面试结果。
She was on pins and needles until her son called to say he'd arrived safely.
儿子打电话报平安之前，她心里一直七上八下。
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