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词汇 wring your hands
释义
Idiom
wring your handswring (your) hands
to show that you are very sad or anxious about a situation but do nothing to improve it.
It's not enough for us to stand by and wring our hands - we've got to take action.
idiomwring your handsto show or say that you are worried and upset about something, especially without doing anything about it:We can't just sit around and wring our hands, we've got to make the roads safer for our children.While other folk were wringing their hands over the company's poor financial performance, Frank was talking to the sales team about a new promotion.
Note If someone wrings their hands they rub and twist them together because they are worried or upset.

wring (one's) hands

To display one's worries about something but not act to address it. We must not just wring our hands about this famine. We must act to help those who are starving.

wring your hands

show great distress.

ˌwring your ˈhands

twist and rub your hands together because you are very worried, upset or anxious: He stood there, wringing his hands in despair.It’s no use just wringing our hands — we must do something. ▶ ˈhand-wringing noun: No amount of hand-wringing can change the situation.
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