慌了手腳

Simplified: 慌了手脚

huāngleshǒujiǎo ㄏㄨㄤ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

    • to lose one's composure and not know what to do
    • to panic

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Literally
flustered hands and feet
Meaning
To lose one's composure from fear or alarm and not know what to do. Like 'to be thrown into a panic'.

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