一喜一憂

いっきいちゆう

alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism

noun suru-verb vi

freq #28

Example sentences

ボスの顔色（かおいろ）に一喜一憂（いっきいちゆう）の毎日（まいにち）。こんな仕事（しごと）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.

父（ちち）の病状（びょうじょう）は一喜一憂（いっきいちゆう）です。

My father's condition seems to improve one moment, but the next moment he sinks again.

表面的（ひょうめんてき）な物事（ものごと）に一喜一憂（いっきいちゆう）する人（ひと）が人（ひと）を管理（かんり）する立場（たちば）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.