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1 be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
(to be very awkward or clumsy in handling or holding things: He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the cup.) have ti tommelfingre* * *(to be very awkward or clumsy in handling or holding things: He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the cup.) have ti tommelfingreEnglish-Danish dictionary > be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
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2 finger
['fiŋɡə] 1. noun1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) finger2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) finger3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) finger; strimmel2. verb(to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) fingerere ved; røre ved; føle på- fingerprint
- fingertip
- be all fingers and thumbs / my fingers are all thumbs
- have something at one's fingertips
- have at one's fingertips
- have a finger in the pie / in every pie
- put one's finger on* * *['fiŋɡə] 1. noun1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) finger2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) finger3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) finger; strimmel2. verb(to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) fingerere ved; røre ved; føle på- fingerprint
- fingertip
- be all fingers and thumbs / my fingers are all thumbs
- have something at one's fingertips
- have at one's fingertips
- have a finger in the pie / in every pie
- put one's finger on
См. также в других словарях:
all thumbs — {adj.}, {informal} Awkward, especially with your hands; clumsy. * /Harry tried to fix the chair but he was all thumbs./ … Dictionary of American idioms
all thumbs — {adj.}, {informal} Awkward, especially with your hands; clumsy. * /Harry tried to fix the chair but he was all thumbs./ … Dictionary of American idioms
thumbs, one's fingers are all thumbs — ● thumb … Useful english dictionary
all thumbs — (Brit. informal) CLUMSY, awkward, maladroit, inept, unskilful, heavy handed, inexpert; informal butterfingered, cack handed, ham fisted, having two left feet; Brit. informal all fingers and thumbs; N. Amer. informal klutzy. → … Useful english dictionary
all thumbs — adjective Clumsy; awkward; not dextrous. I am all thumbs when it comes to shuffling cards. See Also: thumb, mostly thumbs … Wiktionary
all thumbs — clumsy, unable to hold it, fingers feel like thumbs When I try to sew a button on my shirt, I m all thumbs … English idioms
all thumbs — Synonyms and related words: awkward, blunderheaded, blundering, boorish, bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, careless, clownish, clumsy, clumsy fisted, cumbersome, fingers all thumbs, fumbling, gauche, gawkish, gawky, graceless, ham fisted, ham… … Moby Thesaurus
all\ thumbs — adj informal Awkward, especially with your hands; clumsy. Harry tried to fix the chair but he was all thumbs … Словарь американских идиом
all thumbs — have difficulty fixing things or working with one s hands, clumsy He is all thumbs when it comes to fixing things around the house … Idioms and examples
all thumbs — awkward in handling things. Can you thread this needle for me? I m all thumbs … New idioms dictionary
all thumbs — don t let Anthony carry the punch bowl he s all thumbs Syn: clumsy, klutzy, awkward, maladroit, inept, unskillful, heavy handed, inexpert, butterfingered, ham fisted … Thesaurus of popular words
