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
Athanasi-Medieval Slavic
Edita-Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian
Ahava-Hebrew
Virginia[və(:)'dʒinjə]
Efa-Welsh
Telma-Portuguese