all thumbs
zwei linke Hände haben
Clumsy; awkward; not dextrousClumsy; awkward; not dextrous.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, not comparable)Clumsy; awkward; not dextrous.
I am all thumbs when it comes to shuffling cards.
zwei linke Hände haben
Translations
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clumsy (idiom):
Origin
From the proverb "when he should get aught, each finger is a thumb", from John Heywood's CFrom the proverb "when he should get aught, each finger is a thumb", from John Heywood's Collection of 1546.
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