Idiom
all fingers and thumbs
Meaning
Of a person, clumsy or awkward.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I am all fingers and thumbs when I try to sew.”
“I felt all fingers and thumbs while trying to wrap the delicate gift in front of my boss.”
“Despite his years of experience as a surgeon, he felt all fingers and thumbs as he attempted to tie the tiny, intricate knot.”
Examples
simple
“I am all fingers and thumbs when I try to sew.”
contextual
“I felt all fingers and thumbs while trying to wrap the delicate gift in front of my boss.”
complex
“Despite his years of experience as a surgeon, he felt all fingers and thumbs as he attempted to tie the tiny, intricate knot.”
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