てんやわんや

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective, な-adjective, する verb confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder

Example sentences

• 会社は心配の問い合わせでてんやわんやだった。
  The office was besieged by anxious inquiries.
• 小さな田舎町で起きた失踪事件と殺人事件で、町中がてんやわんやだ。
  The small rural village was in disarray after the disappearance and murder incidents.
• トムは、家族の朝食作りにてんやわんやしている。
  Tom is busy making breakfast for his family.

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