rub hands and stamp feet; anxious and impatient
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to rub one's hands together and stamp one's feet (in anxiety or impatience)
Describes a physical manifestation of anxiety, impatience, or frustration when one cannot solve a problem immediately.
Yù遇
dào到
kùn困
nán难
yào要
shè设
fǎ法
kè克
fú服
，
guāng光
cuō搓
shǒu手
dùn顿
jiǎo脚
yě也
bù不
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
。
When encountering difficulties, you must find a way to overcome them; merely fretting and stamping your feet won't solve the problem.
Tā他
zài在
shǒu手
shù术
shì室
wài外
cuō搓
shǒu手
dùn顿
jiǎo脚
，
jiāo焦
jí急
de地
děng等
dài待
xiāo消
xi息
。
He paced outside the operating room, rubbing his hands and stamping his feet, anxiously awaiting news.
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Yǎn眼
kàn看
huǒ火
chē车
jiù就
yào要
kāi开
le了
，
tā他
cuō搓
shǒu手
dùn顿
jiǎo脚
de地
hòu后
huǐ悔
zì自
jǐ己
chí迟
dào到
。
Watching the train about to depart, he stamped his feet and wrung his hands, regretting that he had been late.