缩手缩脚

Explanation: Contraction: contraction. Can not stretch the limbs, cold look. Also described the act timid, concerns, can not let go. 　　Usage: Joint type; as predicate, object, adverbial, complement; containing derogatory 　　Source: Qing Liu E, "Travels" The Sixth Round: "cried a long time, the store side took a lamp, hesitant to come in his mouth and shout: 'cold it!'" 　　Examples: Mao Zedong's "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People": "thus making them in front of ~ social conflicts, in a passive position." Thesaurus:  be timid, chicken careful about minute details