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
Lestariles-TAH-reeIndonesian
Lamont-English
Juliannejoo-lee-ANEnglish
Thiago-Portuguese (Brazilian)
Link[liŋk]
Covington[kɔviŋtən]