all thumbs en · ADJ
Etymology
From the proverb "when he should get aught, each finger is a thumb", from John Heywood's Collection of 1546.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) Clumsy; awkward; not dextrous.
I am all thumbs when it comes to shuffling cards.
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Translations (13)
no ha ti tommeltotter (clumsy (idiom)) · de zwei linke Hände haben (clumsy (idiom)) · tr sakar (clumsy (idiom)) · fi peukalo keskellä kämmentä (clumsy (idiom)) · cmn 笨手笨腳 /笨手笨脚 (clumsy (idiom)) · pt ter dois pés esquerdos (clumsy (idiom)) · yue 雞手鴨腳 /鸡手鸭脚 (clumsy (idiom)) · pl mieć dziurawe ręce (clumsy (idiom)) · ja ぶざまな (clumsy (idiom)) · sv ha tummen mitt i handen (clumsy (idiom)) · ja 不器用な (clumsy (idiom)) · tr beceriksiz (clumsy (idiom)) · fr avoir deux mains gauches (clumsy (idiom))