Däumchen drehen
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Däumchen drehen
- [ˈdɔɪ̯mçən ˌdʁeːən]
phrase Daumen drehen
- nichts tun und Langeweile haben, empfinden Da das Werkzeug noch nicht einsatzbereit war, mussten wir Däumchen drehen.
In English
- twiddle one's thumbs to circle one's thumbs around one another
- laze be lazy, waste time
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title = {Däumchen drehen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/d%C3%A4umchen%20drehen},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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