挤眉弄眼 (jǐ méi nòng yǎn) — to make eyes at someone; to wink and twitch one's eyebrows (often flirtatiously or conspiratorially)
Definition
An idiom for winking, twitching the eyebrows, and making little eye signals — usually to flirt, share a secret, or signal someone without speaking.
idiom
to make eyes at someoneto wink and twitch one's eyebrows (often flirtatiously or conspiratorially)
Examples
- 挤眉弄眼，。Tā zài zhuō zi duì miàn bù tíng dì jǐ méi nòng yǎn, xiǎng ràng wǒ zhù yì tā de bēi zi.She kept ∼ across the table, trying to get me to notice her glass.
- 挤眉弄眼，。Liǎng gè xiǎo hái hù xiāng jǐ méi nòng yǎn, tōu tōu liū chū le jiào shì.The two kids ∼ at each other and sneaked out of the classroom.
- 挤眉弄眼，。Bié jǐ méi nòng yǎn le, yǒu shén me huà zhí jiē shuō ba.Stop ∼, just say whatever you have to say directly.
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