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all fingers and thumbs

all fingers and thumbs adjective: of a person, clumsy or awkward.

Adjective

all fingers and thumbs (not comparable)

  1. (UK, idiomatic, informal) Of a person, clumsy or awkward.
    • He tried to tie his shoelace but was all fingers and thumbs due to his nervousness.
    Synonyms:
    all thumbs

Synonyms of all fingers and thumbs

Forms of all fingers and thumbs

alternative formfingers and thumbs

Questions about all fingers and thumbs

What does all fingers and thumbs mean?
All fingers and thumbs means of a person, clumsy or awkward.
What part of speech is all fingers and thumbs?
All fingers and thumbs is an adjective.

Words near all fingers and thumbs in the dictionary

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  5. all fax, no printer
  6. all fingers and thumbs
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