be on tenterhooks 坐立不安

“坐立不安”，汉语成语，坐着站着都不安稳，形容心情烦躁不安的样子。可以翻译为“be fidgety or restless”，与英文习语“be on tenterhooks”意思相近，表示“waiting nervously for something to happen”。

例句：

整个星期我都在坐立不安，等待结果出来。

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

我父亲看起来坐立不安。

My father seemed very restless.