be busy rushing from one to another 手忙脚乱

“手忙脚乱”，汉语成语，字面意思是“one's hands and feet were all in confusion¹”，形容遇事慌张、忙乱，不知如何是好。可以翻译为“be thrown into confusion”或“ be busy rushing from one to another”。

 

例句：

 

最后期限的变更让大家都手忙脚乱。

The changing of deadline threw all of us into confusion.

 

我手忙脚乱地跑来跑去，想把家务活干完。

I rushed around manically, trying to finish the housework.

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