- to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
Characters
- 抓 (抓): to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch
- 耳 (耳): ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
- 挠 (撓): to scratch; to thwart; to yield
- 腮 (腮): cheek
Resources
- Wiktionary: 抓耳挠腮
- MDBG: 抓耳挠腮
- Examples with 抓耳挠腮 on Tatoeba
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