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
Zakhar-Russian
HerbHURBEnglish
Fisher['fiʃə]
Christinakris-TEEN-ə (English), kris-TEE-nah (German, Swedish, Dutch)English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Matryona-Russian
Ebele-Western African, Igbo