cuō
shǒu
dùn
jiǎo

idiom

Meaning of 搓手顿脚

搓手顿脚 means to rub one's hands together and stamp one's feet (in anxiety or impatience). Pronounced cuō shǒu dùn jiǎo.

  • to rub one's hands together and stamp one's feet (in anxiety or impatience)

Definitions & Examples

dào
kùn
nán
yào
shè
 
guāng
cuō
shǒu
dùn
jiǎo
jiě
jué
wèn
 

When encountering difficulties, you must find a way to overcome them; merely fretting and stamping your feet won't solve the problem.

zài
shǒu
shù
shì
wài
cuō
shǒu
dùn
jiǎo
 
jiāo
de
děng
dài
xiāo
xi
 

He paced outside the operating room, rubbing his hands and stamping his feet, anxiously awaiting news.

Yǎn
kàn
huǒ
chē
jiù
yào
kāi
le
 
cuō
shǒu
dùn
jiǎo
de
hòu
huǐ
chí
dào
 

Watching the train about to depart, he stamped his feet and wrung his hands, regretting that he had been late.