be all fingers and thumbs1 British EnglishBrECLUMSY to use your hands in an awkward or careless way, so that you drop or break things 笨手笨脚be all fingers and thumbs• She was all fingers and thumbs - and worry.
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2 British EnglishBrE, be all thumbs American English informalCLUMSY to be unable to do something in which you have to make small careful movements with your fingers 笨手笨脚 Would you do up these buttons for me? I seem to be all thumbs today. 帮我扣上这些纽扣好吗?今天我感觉自己笨手笨脚的。
be all fingers and thumbs• She was all fingers and thumbs - and worry.
→ be all fingers and thumbs at thumb1(1)