
VOCABULARY
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
結果が心配で気が気でない。
I'm so worried about the result that I'm on tenterhooks.
子供の帰りが遅く気が気でない。
My child is late coming home and I'm anxious and worried.
合格発表まで気が気でなかった。
I was restless and uneasy until the exam results came out.
電話が来ないので気が気でない。
The call isn't coming, so I'm nervous.
Practice exercises
1
試験の合否が分かるまで、彼は気が気でないと言っていた。
Until he knew the results of the exam, he said he was anxious and restless.
Answer
気が気でない
2
妻の検査結果を待つ間、夫は気が気でないで仕事も手につかなかった。
While waiting for his wife's test results, the husband was anxious and restless and couldn't focus on work.
Answer
気が気でない
3
会社の経営危機に際し、社長は日夜気が気でない様子で解決策を探し続けた。
Faced with the company's crisis, the president, looking anxious and restless day and night, kept searching for solutions.
Answer
気が気でない
4
結果が気になって気が気でない。
I'm worried about the result and feel anxious and restless.
Answer
気が気でない
5
子供が帰ってこないと、親は気が気でないものだ。
When their child doesn't come home, parents tend to be anxious and restless.
Answer
気が気でない