phrase, idiomatic
Synonym of 提心吊膽／提心吊胆 (tíxīndiàodǎn, “to be on tenterhooks”). (syn.) 提心吊膽, 提心吊胆
但他們往往遭農會嚴厲拒絕，所以他們總是懸心吊膽地過日子
但他们往往遭农会严厉拒绝，所以他们总是悬心吊胆地过日子
dàn tā men wǎng wǎng zāo nóng huì yán lì jù jué ， suǒ yǐ tā men zǒng shì xuán xīn diào dǎn de guò rì zi But more often than not they are turned down flat by the peasant associations, and so they are always on tenterhooks
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
但他们往往遭农会严厉拒绝，所以他们总是悬心吊胆地过日子
但他們往往遭農會嚴厲拒絕，所以他們總是懸心吊膽地過日子
dàn tā men wǎng wǎng zāo nóng huì yán lì jù jué ， suǒ yǐ tā men zǒng shì xuán xīn diào dǎn de guò rì zi
But more often than not they are turned down flat by the peasant associations, and so they are always on tenterhooks