all thumbs
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all thumbs
Where it comes from
From the proverb "when he should get aught, each finger is a thumb", from John Heywood's Collection of 1546.
adjective
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Clumsy; awkward; not dextrous.
I am all thumbs when it comes to shuffling cards.
Similar: all fingers and thumbs
Translations
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adj clumsy (idiom)
| 日本語 | 不器用な bukiyō na, ぶざまな buzama na |
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| 中文 | 笨手笨腳 /笨手笨脚 bènshǒu-bènjiǎo |
| Português | ter dois pés esquerdos |
| Français | avoir deux mains gauches |
| Deutsch | zwei linke Hände haben |
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