指手画脚

zhǐshǒu-huàjiǎo

to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands; to criticize or give orders summarily

HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 指手畫腳

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别对我指手画脚。

Don't boss me around with gestures.

谁在背后指手画脚?

Who is criticizing from the sidelines?