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one's fingers are all thumbs

one's fingers are all thumbs phrase: used to imply that someone is extremely clumsy, awkward, or uncoordinated when using their hands to do something.

Phrase

one's fingers are all thumbs

  1. (idiomatic) Used to imply that someone is extremely clumsy, awkward, or uncoordinated when using their hands to do something.

Questions about one's fingers are all thumbs

What does one's fingers are all thumbs mean?
One's fingers are all thumbs means used to imply that someone is extremely clumsy, awkward, or uncoordinated when using their hands to do something.
What part of speech is one's fingers are all thumbs?
One's fingers are all thumbs is a phrase.

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

  1. one's elevator doesn't go to the top
  2. one's elevator doesn't go to the top floor
  3. one's eyes only
  4. one's father was born before one
  5. one's fill
  6. one's fingers are all thumbs
  7. one's fingers itch
  8. one's flabber is gasted
  9. one's got to do what one's got to do
  10. one's gotta do what one's gotta do
  11. one's head off

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