be all thumbs イディオム

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.

turn thumbs down

disapprove or reject, say no The building committee turned thumbs down on our plans to make the office larger.

turn thumbs down on

reject The other negotiating team turned thumbs down on our wish to postpone the meeting until tomorrow.

twiddle one's thumbs

Idiom(s): twiddle one's thumbs

Theme: TIME - WASTE

to fill up time by playing with one's fingers.
• What am I supposed to do while waiting for you? Sit here and twiddle my thumbs?
• Don't sit around twiddling your thumbs. Get busy!

turn thumbs up

Idiom(s): turn thumbs up (on sb or sth)

Theme: ACCEPTANCE

to accept someone or something; to approve someone or something.
• The board of directors turned thumbs up on my proposal and voted to fund the project.
• When the boss turned thumbs up, I knew everything was okay.
• The committee turned thumbs up on Carl as the new manager.

thumbs up on

Idiom(s): thumbs up on sb or sth

Theme: SUPPORT

in favor of someone or something.
• Bob is thumbs up on hiring Claude.
• I never hoped she'd agree with our plan, but she's totally thumbs up on it.

thumbs down on

Idiom(s): thumbs down on sb or sth

Theme: OPPOSITION

opposed to someone or something.
• Bob is thumbs down on hiring anyone else.
• I had hoped that she'd agree with our plan, but she's thumbs down on it.

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.

Fingers and thumbs

If you are all fingers and thumbs, you are being clumsy and not very skilled with your hands.

Thumbs down & thumbs up

If something gets the thumbs up, it gets approval, while the thumbs down means disapproval.

be all thumbs

To be uncoordinated or clumsy with one's hands. My mother does admirable calligraphy, but I'm all thumbs—I can almost authority the pen!Learn more: all, thumb

be all ˈthumbs

(also be all ˌfingers and ˈthumbs) be clumsy to authority article after bottomward or damaging it; be clumsy: He’s all thumbs back it comes to acclimation machines.Learn more: all, thumb

all thumbs, to be

To be clumsy. The declamation was already advised accepted in John Heywood’s accumulating in 1546 (“When he should get ought, eche fynger is a thumbe”) and has been again endless times since.Learn more: all

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More Idioms/Phrases

Throw someone under the bus Throw the book at someone Throw your hat in the ring Throw your toys out of the pram Thumb your nose at Thumbs down & thumbs up Tickle your fancy Tidy desk, tidy mind Tight rein Tight ship Tighten your belt