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having one's fingers all thumbs

having one's fingers all thumbs is the present participle and gerund 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 having one's fingers all thumbs

What is having one's fingers all thumbs the present participle and gerund of?
Having one's fingers all thumbs is the present participle and gerund of have one's fingers all thumbs.

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

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

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