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
Shahrzad-Persian
Eldar-Azerbaijani
Moon[mu:n]
'Uriy'el-Biblical Hebrew
Decker['dekə]
TonyaTAHN-yəEnglish