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気が気でない
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to be in a state of anxiety / nervous
anxious and worried, restless and uneasy, on tenterhooks
idiom
phrase
Example sentences
けっしんぱいでない
I'm so worried about the result that I'm on tenterhooks.
どもかえりがおそでない
My child is late coming home and I'm anxious and worried.
ごうかくはっぴょうまででなかった
I was restless and uneasy until the exam results came out.
でんないのででない
The call isn't coming, so I'm nervous.

Practice exercises

1
試験しけん合否ごうひかるまで、かれでないっていた。
Until he knew the results of the exam, he said he was anxious and restless.
Answer
でない
2
つま検査結果けんさけっかあいだおっとでない仕事しごとにつかなかった。
While waiting for his wife's test results, the husband was anxious and restless and couldn't focus on work.
Answer
でない
3
会社かいしゃ経営危機けいえいききさいし、社長しゃちょう日夜にちやでない様子ようす解決策かいけつさくさがつづけた。
Faced with the company's crisis, the president, looking anxious and restless day and night, kept searching for solutions.
Answer
でない
4
結果けっかになってでない
I'm worried about the result and feel anxious and restless.
Answer
でない
5
子供こどもかえってこないと、おやでないものだ。
When their child doesn't come home, parents tend to be anxious and restless.
Answer
でない