放开手脚

Traditional: 放開手腳

fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo

Dictionary entry

to have free rein (idiom)

What does 放开手脚 mean?

放开手脚 (fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to have free rein (idiom)

Character breakdown

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放fàngto put · to place 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 脚jiǎofoot · leg (of an animal or an object)

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放开手脚

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