idiom > scratch one’ s head (as a sign of anxiety)
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Scratching
　　Explanation: Scratch scratch. Scratched his ears, scratched his ribs to help children. Describe the anxious heart he can not look.
　　Usage: Joint type; as predicate, complement; describe people anxious, angry, fretting, etc. look
　　Source: Mingling 濛 first "half an hour to stand up surprised," Juan Shiyi Dalang listening, angry and scratching, not a place. "
　　Examples: In the next to hear about the Monkey King, Hydergine he ~, joyful, smiling faces. ★ Ming Wu Cheng-en, "Journey to the West," the second time
No. 2
　　Describe anxiety ﹑ depression, anger can think of no way to look.
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zhuā ěr náo sāi
　　Poking the ears and cheeks. Describe the anxiety, confusion, or depression may not be applied look. Also described the way happy and can not self-sustaining
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Also as "grasping ear scratching cheek"
　　Also as "grasping ear scratching cheek."
　　 1. Describe the anxiety, depression, anger can not think of ways to look. "Second moment of surprises," Juan Shiyi: "Dairo listening, angry and scratching, no one is Office." "Flowers in the Mirror," the 18th back: "The more urgent the arrested nine public ear only scratching cheek, I do not know how to do. "" Children Heroes "second three times:" Prince is only scratching anxious, bored, half-day. "Guo Chengqing" Broadsword "opening 2:" Probably because of this, he was anxious scratching. "
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Describe how happy I do not know the way to do
　　Described as happy the way I do not know how to do. "Journey to the West," the second time: "Monkey King in the next to hear about, happy to go he was scratching, joyful, smiling faces." "Ping Leng Yan" 11th back: "Letter Song listened, happy to go scratching, full of intense itching, haha laughed. "" A Short History of Civilization, "the fifth one back:" Rao Hongsheng there been seen such a state? always happy to go to scratch his cheek scratched their ears. "" Travels "third back:" Yao Yun Weng would you learned how to, how to conduct , who accessibility human, familiar with how the world situation, say Miyaho scratching, very fond of. "
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No. 6
　　拼音：zhuā ěr náo sāi
　　解释：挠：搔。抓抓耳朵，搔搔肋帮子。形容心里焦急、苦恼、忙乱时无计可施的样子。
　　出处：明·凌蒙初《二刻拍案惊奇》卷十一：“大郎听罢，气得抓耳挠腮，没有是处。”
　　例句：孙悟空在旁闻讲，喜得他～，眉花眼笑。（明·吴承恩《西游记》第二回）
　　用法: 作谓语、定语；用于人焦急、生气、心乱等
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　　亦作“ 抓耳搔腮 ”。
　　1.形容焦急、苦闷，生气时想不出办法的样子。《二刻拍案惊奇》卷十一：“大郎听罢，气得抓耳挠腮，没个是处。”《镜花缘》第十八回：“ 多九公 只急的抓耳搔腮，不知怎样才好。”《儿女英雄传》第二三回：“公子只急得抓耳挠腮，闷了半日。” 郭澄清 《大刀记》开篇二：“大概就是因为这个，他急得抓耳挠腮。”
　　2.形容高兴得不知怎么办才好的样子。《西游记》第二回：“ 孙悟空 在旁闻讲，喜得他抓耳挠腮，眉花眼笑。”《平山冷燕》第十一回：“ 宋信 听了，喜得抓耳挠腮，满心奇痒，哈哈大笑。”《文明小史》第五一回：“ 饶鸿生 那里经见过这种境界？直喜得他抓耳搔腮。”《老残游记》第三回：“ 姚云 翁就将阁下学问怎样，品行怎样，而又通达人情，熟谙世势怎样，说得宫保抓耳挠腮，十分喜欢。”
成语词典
　　成语名称 抓耳挠腮 汉语拼音 zhuā ěr náo sāi 成语释义 挠：搔。抓抓耳朵，搔搔肋帮子。形容心里焦急而无法可想的样子。 成语出处 明·凌濛初《二刻拍案惊奇》卷十一：“大郎听罢，气得抓耳挠腮，没有是处。” 使用例句 孙悟空在旁闻讲，喜得他抓耳挠腮，眉花眼笑。
　　★明·吴承恩《西游记》第二回
English Expression
  1. n.:  scratch one’ s head (as a sign of anxiety),  impatient,  uneasy,  flurried,  agitated,  depressed,  anguished
Thesaurus
short-tempered Rufen, jumped at, Jueernaosai, Naosaijueer, Saotouzhua'er, Saotoumo'er, short-tempered Huoliao, wash one's hands with invisible soap (and imperceptible water) Dunjiao, Mo Ke consider
Antonym
Not disclosed look, deliberation, deliberation, Ruby dried up well, slowly and methodically