| 单词 | one's fingers are all thumbs |
| 释义 | > as lemmasone's fingers are all thumbs a. one's fingers are all thumbs and variants: one is clumsy, awkward, or lacking in manual dexterity. Cf. to be all fingers and thumbs at Phrases 4q. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impatience > be impatient [verb (intransitive)] to think longc1300 one's fingers are all thumbs1546 bate1599 to sit upon hot cockles1607 to be upon the nettle (also in a nettle)1723 to champ at (also on) the bit1832 to chafe at the bit1873 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (intransitive)] > be a thief one's fingers are all thumbs1546 to try it on1811 work1819 scavenge1938 the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > unskilfully or inadequately [phrase] > extremely clumsy one's fingers are all thumbs1546 to have two left feet (also hands)1857 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [verb (intransitive)] > practise bribery > accept bribes one's fingers are all thumbs1546 to eat fee piea1634 mump1970 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. v. sig. H Whan he should get ought, eche fynger is a thumbe. 1581 T. Stocker tr. J. Calvin Diuers Serm. f. 152 When God would haue vs march on, we are so slack, as that euerie finger is a thumbe. 1645 R. Harris True Relig. 23 When it comes to the opening of the purse, every finger is a thumb. 1825 J. G. Lockhart in W. Scott Familiar Lett. (1894) II. 297 Your fingers are all thumbs, I see. 1904 Outlook 9 Apr. 251/1 Goodness knows, Their every finger is a thumb. 2005 D. Court Mermaids Singing iii. 80 Bother the thing! My fingers are all thumbs. < as lemmas |
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