大眼瞪小眼

dà yǎn dèng xiǎo yǎn

(idiom) to look at each other, not knowing what to do

big; large; great

yǎn

eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])

dèng

to open (one's eyes) wide

xiǎo

small

yǎn

eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])