have one's fingers all thumbs

verb

To be clumsy; to lack dexterity.

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Meanings

verbhave one's fingers all thumbs (third-person singular simple present has one's fingers all thumbs, present participle having one's fingers all thumbs, simple past and past participle had one's fingers all thumbs)

present singular third person has one's fingers all thumbs · participle present having one's fingers all thumbs · participle past had one's fingers all thumbs · past had one's fingers all thumbs

  1. To be clumsy; to lack dexterity.
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APA

have one's fingers all thumbs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20one's%20fingers%20all%20thumbs

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Chicago

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