A cat on hot bricks

热锅上的蚂蚁

【说明】bricks是"砖头"，“在炽热的砖头上行走的猫”，与“热锅上的蚂蚁”不谋而合。有“非常狼狈、异常焦虑”之意。

【例句】1. Pat was like a cat on hot bricks, for Betty had snatched her boyfriend's photo topass it around the classroom. 帕特急得像热锅上的蚂蚁，因为贝蒂抢走了她男朋友的相片给同学传看 2.The doctor is operating on Lilian and her parents are like cats on hot bricks. 医生正在替莉莲做手术，她的父母十分焦虑、坐立不安。