twiddle one’s thumbs



twiddle one’s thumbs

tv. to do nothing; to wait nervously, playing with one’s fingers. I sat twiddling my thumbs while you were out doing I don’t know what all!
See also: thumb, twiddle

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zorica-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Eleuterio-Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Robertoro-BER-to (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Crescentius-Late Roman
Mathildamə-TIL-də (English, Swedish)English, Swedish, Ancient Germanic
Asia (2)AH-shahPolish