临时抱佛脚

lín shí bào fó jiǎo

(idiom) see 抱佛腳|抱佛脚[bao4 fo2 jiao3]

临

lín

to face

时

shí

o'clock

抱

bào

to hold

佛

fó

Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2])

脚

jiǎo

foot