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had one's fingers all thumbs

had one's fingers all thumbs is the simple past and past participle of have one's fingers all thumbs.

Meaning of have one's fingers all thumbs

Verb

have one's fingers all thumbs (third-person singular simple present has one's fingers all thumbs, present participle having one's fingers all thumbs, simple past and past participle had one's fingers all thumbs)

  1. To be clumsy; to lack dexterity.

Questions about had one's fingers all thumbs

What is had one's fingers all thumbs the simple past and past participle of?
Had one's fingers all thumbs is the simple past and past participle of have one's fingers all thumbs.

Words near had one's fingers all thumbs in the dictionary

  1. had one's ears pinned back
  2. had one's eye on
  3. had one's fill
  4. had one's finger on the pulse
  5. had one's finger on the trigger
  6. had one's fingers all thumbs
  7. had one's fingers in many pies
  8. had one's fingers in the till
  9. had one's fingers on the pulse
  10. had one's guard up
  11. had one's hand in the till

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