七手八脚 meaning in English
“ seven hands and eight feet” -- great hurry and bustle; all flurry and confusion; hurriedly; with seven hands and eight feet; in a bustle; serve hand and foot; too many cooks; with a lot of people lending a hand; with everybody lending a hand
Examples
- They all pitched in and soon finished the job .
大家七手八脚，工作很快就完成了。 - They all pitched in and soon finished the job
大家七手八脚,工作很快就完成了 - These phenomena are natural . " he then ordered them to put ta - lang ' s body into the coffin and nail the cover
说着，众人七手八脚将武大装入棺材内，钉上长命钉。 - One instance cited by master was : one day , she was planting trees with several resident disciples . they were working and considering very carefully the proper places and ways to plant the trees
师父举例说明，有一次她和几个长住正在种树，大儿七手八脚用尽力气，伤透脑筋如何才能把树种得好。 - Several sailors , who were evidently accustomed to this sort of scene , carried the poor frenchman down into the second cabin , and passepartout did not wake until they were one huong kong and calcutta , were mixed crowds of all races , - americans and english , chinamen and dutchmen , mostly merchants ready to buy or sell anything
几个水手他们对于这样的旅客已经是司空见惯走过来，七手八脚地就把这个可怜的小伙子抬起来送到二等舱的一间客房里去了。路路通一直到第二天早上才醒过来。