to walk cautiously in order not to make noise
sb with only rudimentary skills (in a particular area)
1.remnants of material from an industrial process2.offcut3.scraps
double-bang firecracker (which explodes once on the ground and then a second time in the air after being propelled upward)
1.(coll.) to tamper with2.to mess around with
1.to hop2.to jump on one leg
one closely following the other
1.pedal2.treadle3.(motor scooter) floorboard
1.baseboard2.skirting board
(idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
1.hurriedly2.just a few steps away
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
1.mean2.stingy3.to be lacking in boldness4.timid+1 条 拳脚相向拳腳相向 1.to square off2.to exchange blows3.to rain blows on sb
1.to hurt oneself by one's own doing2.to boomerang3.to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
to have free rein (idiom)
(idiom) restricted; constrained; inhibited
1.to gesticulate2.to make lively gestures (while talking)3.also written 比手画脚
1.to gesticulate2.to make lively gestures (while talking)3.also written 比手划脚
(idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
1.ill-founded2.groundless
1.to gain a firm foothold2.(fig.) to get oneself established
1.to stand firmly2.to gain a foothold3.to establish oneself
(idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions
1.feet not touching the ground (idiom)2.to run like the wind
1.to try to score (a goal)2.final push (at a critical juncture)3.the final leg of sth
lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth
1.to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature2.to give the game away
1.top-heavy2.fig. unbalance in organization or political structure
脚踏两只船腳踏兩隻船 1.to have a foot in both camps2.to have a bet each way3.to be having an affair
一步一个脚印一步一個腳印 1.one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress2.reliable
variant of 独角戏[dú jiǎo xì]
variant of 蹑脚跟[niè jiǎo gēn]
variant of 指手画脚[zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo]
see 束手束脚[shù shǒu shù jiǎo]
see 脚不沾地[jiǎo bù zhān dì]