to be all fingers and thumbs
1all thumbs / all fingers and thumbs — If you are all fingers and thumbs, you are awkward and clumsy and do things incorrectly. Would you mind wrapping this for me? I m all fingers and thumbs! …
2all fingers and thumbs — If you re all fingers and thumbs, you are too excited or clumsy to do something properly that requires manual dexterity. All thumbs is an alternative form of the idiom …
3all fingers and thumbs — informal : very clumsy Sorry I dropped the vase; I m all fingers and thumbs today. • • • Main Entry: ↑finger …
4all fingers and thumbs — If you re all fingers and thumbs, you are too excited or clumsy to do something properly that requires manual dexterity. All thumbs is an alternative form of the idiom. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you are all fingers and… …
5all fingers and thumbs — adjective clumsy or awkward He tried to tie his shoelace but was all fingers and thumbs due to his nervousness. Syn: all thumbs …
6be all fingers and thumbs — be all fingers and thumbs, have one s fingers all thumbs, etc see under ↑thumb • • • Main Entry: ↑finger * * * be all fingers and thumbs phrase to be unable to do a small difficult job because you cannot control your fingers well enough Thesaurus …
7be all fingers and thumbs — British & Australian, American to be awkward with your hands and keep making mistakes. Can you thread this needle for me? I m all thumbs today. You know when you get nervous and you re all fingers and thumbs …
8be all fingers and thumbs Brit. — be all fingers and thumbs Brit. informal be clumsy. → finger …
9be all fingers and thumbs — ► be all fingers and thumbs Brit. informal be clumsy. Main Entry: ↑finger …
10(be) all (fingers and) thumbs — be all (ˌfingers and) ˈthumbs idiom to be awkward with your hands so that you drop things or are unable to do sth Main entry: ↑thumbidiom …
