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
DietfriedDEET-freetGerman
PÀDraig-Scottish
ToddTAHDEnglish
Boguslav-Medieval Slavic
FulkeFULKEnglish (Archaic)
RadcliffRAD-klifEnglish (Rare)