English

Etymology
From the proverb "When he should get aught, each finger is a thumb." from John Heywood's Collection
of 1546.

Adjective
en-adj|pos=all thumbs|-
#idiom clumsy|Clumsy; awkward; not dextrous.
#: I am all thumbs when it comes to shuffling cards.

Related terms
thumb
mostly thumbs

Translations
Russian: ��ки как к��ки (hands like hooks), ��ки из жоп� �а���� (hands grow from arse)
Swedish: ha tummen mitt i handen (have the thumb in the middle of the hand)

ja:all thumbs

• 2007-11-15 19:36 - WikiPedant - added {{en-adj}}

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