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DictionarySeetwiddletwiddle (one's) thumbs
twiddle (one's) thumbsTo wait idly because one cannot take action or has nothing to do at the moment. Although the phrase refers to an actual movement of the hand (in which one's fingers are interlaced and each thumb is brought over the other in succession), the phrase is usually used figuratively. I'm just twiddling my thumbs here in the ER, waiting for someone to give me an update on Claire's condition.See also: thumb, twiddletwiddle one's thumbsFig. to pass the time by twirling one's thumbs. 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!See also: thumb, twiddletwiddle one's thumbsBe bored or idle, as in There I sat for three hours, twiddling my thumbs, while he made call after call. This expression alludes to the habit of idly turning one's thumbs about one another during a period of inactivity. [Mid-1800s] See also: thumb, twiddletwiddle your thumbs be bored or idle because you have nothing to do.See also: thumb, twiddleˌtwiddle your ˈthumbs (informal) do nothing while you are waiting for something to happen: I had to sit at home twiddling my thumbs, waiting for the phone to ring.If you twiddle your thumbs, you move them around each other while your fingers are joined together.See also: thumb, twiddle twiddle (one's) thumbs To do little or nothing; be idle.See also: thumb, twiddle |