all flurry and confusion
Seven hands and eight feet, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ī sh ǒ UB ā Ji ǎ o, meaning to describe people with many hands and complicated movements. It's from Song Shi Puji's five Lantern Festival.
The origin of Idioms
Volume 20 of five Lantern Festival by shipuji of Song Dynasty: "going to the hall with all hands and feet, three heads and two sides, ears can't hear, eyes can't see, bitterness and happiness go against the order, and get together."
Analysis of Idioms
Be in a hurry and at a loss
Idiom usage
It can be used as an adverbial to describe a lot of people, hands and actions
Chinese PinYin : qī shǒu bā jiǎo
all flurry and confusion
It's hard for people to understand. yǐng rén yùn fǔ
with a severe countenance and a harsh voice. zhèng yán lì sè