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Trad. 亂抓
- to claw wildly
- to scratch frantically
- to arrest people indiscriminately
- custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
- (of a comedian) to seize on something sb has just said or done to make an ad lib joke
Trad. 抓姦
- to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
Trad. 抓撓
- to scratch
- to mess about with
- to quarrel
- to scramble to do
- sb or sth that one can rely on
- (Tw) (coll.) to be driven crazy (with frustration, stress, anger etc); to tear one's hair out; to freak out
- (Tw) to catch an adulterous man in the act (from Taiwanese 掠猴, Tai-lo pr. [lia̍h-kâu])
Trad. 抓緊
- to keep a firm grip on
- to pay close attention to
- to lose no time in (doing sth)
Trad. 抓飯
- pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)
Trad. 蔥抓餅
- flaky scallion pancake (made with dough, not batter)
- to attempt all tasks at once
- to manage every detail regardless of its importance
Trad. 手抓飯
- pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)
- pilau
Trad. 手抓餅
- fluffy, flaky pancake (made with dough, not batter)
- to maximize one's time
- to catch some time out
- to find enough time
- (also 抓工夫)
- to maximize one's time
- to catch some time out
- to find enough time
- (also 抓功夫)
Trad. 抓辮子
- to grab sb by the pigtail
- to seize on weak points
- to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
- hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)
- (PRC, mid-1990s) to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) controlled by the central government and privatize smaller SOEs at the local level
Trad. 抓緊時間
- to waste no time in (doing sth); to hurry up
Trad. 抓耳撓腮
- to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
Trad. 新疆手抓飯
- Xinjiang-style pilaf, made with lamb
- to be a dime a dozen; easy to come by
Trad. 眉毛鬍子一把抓
- careless
- any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
Trad. 頭髮鬍子一把抓
- lit. hair and beard all in one stroke
- fig. to handle different things by the same method
- one method to solve all problems
- one size fits all