be busy rushing from one to another 手忙脚乱

“手忙脚乱”，汉语成语，字面意思是“one's hands and feet were all in confusion”，形容遇事慌张、忙乱，不知如何是好。可以翻译为“be thrown into confusion”或“ be busy rushing from one to another”。

例句：

最后期限的变更让大家都手忙脚乱。

The changing of deadline threw all of us into confusion.

我手忙脚乱地跑来跑去，想把家务活干完。

I rushed around manically, trying to finish the housework.