sell one's head and feet

sell one's head and feet

Selling one's head and feet is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is m à it ó um à Iji à o, which means to make a public appearance. It means that women appear in public. Now refers to public appearance. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The sixth chapter of a dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "our young daughter-in-law is hard to sell her head and feet, but she still gives up my old face to touch her."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: public appearance antonym: anonymity

Idiom usage

As predicate, attribute and object