七上八下 qī shàng bā xià — anxious and unsettled; in a flutter (of the heart)

七上八下
qī shàng bā xià

Characters: 七 · 上 · 八 · 下

Definitions

  1. anxious and unsettled; in a flutter (of the heart)

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. at sixes and sevens
  2. perturbed state of mind
  3. in a mess

zdic(汉典)

  1. 思想或感情不安
  2. 十分不安;心烦意乱或担惊受怕

ExtDict

  1. 形容心里慌乱不安。

Examples

  • 等考试结果时，他心里七上八下。

    While waiting for the exam results, his heart was in a flutter.

  • 初次上台，她紧张得心里七上八下。

    On her first time on stage, she was nervously on tenterhooks.