手忙脚乱

wǒ xiān qù chú fáng tōng zhī yī shēng miǎn de tā men lín shí shǒu máng jiǎo luàn

我先去厨房通知一声，免得他们临时手忙脚乱。

I'm going to the kitchen to warn them so that they'll not have to rush about at the last moment.

jié zhǐ rì qī de biàn gēng shǐ dà jiā dōu shǒu máng jiǎo luàn

截止日期的变更使大家都手忙脚乱。

The changing of the deadline threw all of us into confusion.

tā shǒu máng jiǎo luàn de fān guo qiáng

他手忙脚乱地翻过墙。

He managed to scramble over the wall.

tā xià de shǒu máng jiǎo luàn

他吓得手忙脚乱。

He was in a hurry with fear.