overwhelmed with sorrow and longing; weighed down with anxiety; with anxiety gnawing at one’s heart
❍ 节节败退的报告使敌司令～，如坐针毡。The report about their troops’retreat in defeat again and again made the enemy commander sit on pins and needles with anxiety gnawing at his heart.
愁肠百结
weighed down with anxiety;with anxiety gnawing at one's heart
愁肠百结chóu chánɡ bǎi jié
愁闷缠结在腹中。形容非常愁闷、苦恼。with anxiety gnawing at one’s heart,weighed down with anxiety