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Twiddle one's thumbs
To circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored
📖 Definitions of "Twiddle one's thumbs"
verb
- 1
To circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored
- 2
To wait or dawdle; to accomplish nothing useful or lack a useful occupation.
"He twiddled his thumbs for almost a week while he waited for somebody to set up his computer."
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