all fingers and thumbs

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all fingers and thumbs

adjective fingers and thumbs

UK, idiomatic, informal, not comparable Of a person, clumsy or awkward. He tried to tie his shoelace but was all fingers and thumbs due to his nervousness.
Similar: all thumbs

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@misc{all_fingers_and_thumbs_2026,
  title = {all fingers and thumbs},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/all%20fingers%20and%20thumbs},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}