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all thumbs — {adj.}, {informal} Awkward, especially with your hands; clumsy. * /Harry tried to fix the chair but he was all thumbs./ … Dictionary of American idioms
all thumbs — {adj.}, {informal} Awkward, especially with your hands; clumsy. * /Harry tried to fix the chair but he was all thumbs./ … Dictionary of American idioms
all thumbs — (Brit. informal) CLUMSY, awkward, maladroit, inept, unskilful, heavy handed, inexpert; informal butterfingered, cack handed, ham fisted, having two left feet; Brit. informal all fingers and thumbs; N. Amer. informal klutzy. → … Useful english dictionary
all thumbs — clumsy, unable to hold it, fingers feel like thumbs When I try to sew a button on my shirt, I m all thumbs … English idioms
all thumbs — Synonyms and related words: awkward, blunderheaded, blundering, boorish, bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, careless, clownish, clumsy, clumsy fisted, cumbersome, fingers all thumbs, fumbling, gauche, gawkish, gawky, graceless, ham fisted, ham… … Moby Thesaurus
all\ thumbs — adj informal Awkward, especially with your hands; clumsy. Harry tried to fix the chair but he was all thumbs … Словарь американских идиом
all thumbs — have difficulty fixing things or working with one s hands, clumsy He is all thumbs when it comes to fixing things around the house … Idioms and examples
all thumbs — awkward in handling things. Can you thread this needle for me? I m all thumbs … New idioms dictionary
all thumbs — don t let Anthony carry the punch bowl he s all thumbs Syn: clumsy, klutzy, awkward, maladroit, inept, unskillful, heavy handed, inexpert, butterfingered, ham fisted … Thesaurus of popular words
thumbs, one's fingers are all thumbs — ● thumb … Useful english dictionary
