be all thumbs



be all thumbs

To be uncoordinated or clumsy with one's hands. My mother does beautiful calligraphy, but I'm all thumbs—I can barely hold the pen!
See also: all, thumb

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Loup-French
Lycurgus-Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Lykos-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Minerva[mi'nə:və]
Michelangela-Italian
Mattin-Basque