臨時抱佛腳

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort

Characters and words in 臨時抱佛腳

to face / to overlook / to arrive / to be (just) about to / just before

= + + + : In the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2), the robot (大) oversees (临) his army by standing on a huge wooden box (囗). The box is only able to carry his weight because it has been reinforced using a dinosaur bone (丨) acting as a pillar. Just as the robot is about to (临) wave his kitchen knife (刂) into the direction his troops should charge, Li Qingzhao (li) shows up and kicks away the dinosaur bone, causing the robot to fall off his box.
as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc
surname Shi
o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period

= + : The sun asks Sherlock Holmes out for a coffee just inside the entrance of the space station. Looking at his pocket watch, Sherlock sees he has time, winks and "thumbs up".

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a giant pocket watch.
to hold / to carry (in one's arms) / to hug / to embrace / to surround / to cherish / (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely

= + : Beelzebub (b) accidentally dropped his favourite handbag (包) in the aorta's toilet (ao4), but he is able to pull it out using a toy claw (扌). After they are reunited, Beelzebub joyfully embraces (抱) it.
Buddha / Buddhism / abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2]

= + : Buddha invited Frankenstein's Monster and Rosa Luxemburg to see his three baskets in the observatory. There he tells them that these are actually magic baskets which are able to fly, so together they start a magical adventure flying through observatory's gate.
seemingly
(female) head ornament / variant of 彿|佛[fu2]
Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2])
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / panic measures in place of timely preparation
foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] / classifier for kicks

= + : In the aorta Joan of Arc wanted to play a prank on the moon and kick him in the ass while he's inattentive for a second, but when she kicked him she just hurt her foot, and the moon didn't even notice. Silently, she retreats for now, limping on her hurt foot.
variant of 角[jue2] / role

Words with 臨時抱佛腳

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)

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