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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.) ļoti neveikls; viss krīt no rokām laukāEnglish-Latvian dictionary > be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
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2 his fingers are all thumbs
viņam ir neveiklas rokas; viņam viss krīt no rokām laukā; viņš ir ļoti neveikls -
3 finger
['fiŋɡə] 1. noun1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) (rokas) pirksts2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) (cimda) pirksts3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) iegarens grauzdētas maizes gabaliņš2. verb(to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) piedurties ar pirkstiem; aiztikt; aptaustīt- 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* * *pirksts; rādītājs; pirksts, tapa; aptaustīt, piedurties ar pirkstiem, aiztikt; spēlēt; ņemt kukuļus, zagt; paziņot par kādu policijai
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all fingers and thumbs — If you re all fingers and thumbs, you are too excited or clumsy to do something properly that requires manual dexterity. All thumbs is an alternative form of the idiom … The small dictionary of idiomes
fingers and thumbs — If you are all fingers and thumbs, you are being clumsy and not very skilled with your hands … The small dictionary of idiomes
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fingers and thumbs — If you are all fingers and thumbs, you are being clumsy and not very skilled with your hands. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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