be all thumbs

釋義

1. be all (fingers and) thumbs

   笨手笨腳；笨拙；手指不靈活

   to be awkward with your hands so that you drop things or are unable to do sth

電影裡這樣說 · 3 部

• One still is all thumbs.Bicentennial Man1999
• I got them all under my thumb.Training Day2001
• All thumbs and webbed feet.The Bad Seed1956

在完整場景裡學

• 訓練日2001
  • 上班前妻子的叮囑：screw something up（搞砸）
  • 車裡逼搭檔講故事：keep your mouth shut（閉嘴）
  • 重罪攔截搜身：slap the taste out of your mouth（狠狠一巴掌教訓你）

同一詞條的短語

• hold thumbs
• thumbs up
• under thumb
• a rule of thumb
• stand out like a sore thumb
• twiddle your thumbs
• thumb your nose at
• thumb through