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
Anthelme-French
Ksenija-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene
Udo (2)-Western African, Igbo
Quianna-African American (Rare)
Bisera-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Girish-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam