In the ironical phrase to spin a fair thread.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > do something unskilfully [verb (intransitive)] (28) to spin a fair thread1546 In the ironical phrase to spin a fair thread. tinker1655 intransitive. To work at something immaterial in a clumsy or makeshift way; to use trial and error to make gradual adjustments, esp. by way of… Subcategories:— not show one's usual skill (1) — be untrained (1) — act clumsily (4) — blunder, stumble, or flounder (4) — act blindly and stupidly (1) — bungle (13) — manage something unskilfully (2) |
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