fash one's thumb
fash one's thumb verb: to bother oneself; to worry about something.
Verb
fash one's thumb (third-person singular simple present fashes one's thumb, present participle fashing one's thumb, simple past and past participle fashed one's thumb)
- To bother oneself; to worry about something.
- As soon as Balquherrie got his turn served, away he went and never fashed his thumb about his debt, that he knew would beggar honest folk.1871, Charles Gibbon, For lack of gold, page 36
- How I heard of your imprisonment or the wrong intended ye, never fash your thumb […]a. 1835, John Mackay Wilson, Wilson's Tales of The Borders (and of Scotland)
Forms of fash one's thumb
| third-person singular present | fashes one's thumb |
|---|---|
| present participle | fashing one's thumb |
| past participle | fashed one's thumb |
| past | fashed one's thumb |
Questions about fash one's thumb
- What does fash one's thumb mean?
- Fash one's thumb means to bother oneself; to worry about something.
- What part of speech is fash one's thumb?
- Fash one's thumb is a verb.
- What is the past tense of fash one's thumb?
- The past tense of fash one's thumb is fashed one's thumb.
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