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
FernÃO-Portuguese
AzİZ-Turkish
Chalchiuhticue-Aztec and Toltec Mythology
JÉRÉMie-French
WilfriedVIL-freetGerman
Bongani-Southern African, Zulu