一喜一憂
いっきいちゆう
Meanings
- Noun, する verb, Intransitive alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
Kanji
Example sentences
- ボスの顔色に一喜一憂の毎日。こんな仕事やってられないよ。
I can't keep this up. It's an emotional roller coaster around here and all we have to do is look at the boss's face to know whether everybody is going to be happy or sad. - 彼は一喜一憂した。
He fluctuated between hope and despair. - 表面的な物事に一喜一憂する人が人を管理する立場につくべきではない。
Somebody who wavers between hope and fear over superficial things should not be appointed to a management position.