- 放开手脚 fàngkāishǒujiǎo to have free reinTo cast off all restrictions and act freely or boldly.
- 离不开手 líbùkāishǒu too busyto be too busy to leave one's work or put something down; to be fully occupied with a task
- 离不开手儿 líbùkāishǒur to be too busyto be so busy with a task that one cannot step away from it or take a break