shifted awkwardly from foot to foot

English translation: stan on one leg, then the other, uncomfortably

01:15 Jan 5, 2008

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English term or phrase: shifted awkwardly from foot to foot

The force of his grief, the massive candor of it, was making the people around us -- our friends and family, his partners and employees -- uneasy. The women started to cry and the men shifted awkwardly from foot to foot

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Selected answer:stan on one leg, then the other, uncomfortably

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They are so unconfortable, they can't stand still - they likely wish they could flee the situation.

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oops - stand one one leg

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