Idioms - What Does The Phrase "I'm All Thumbs" Mean? - Verbling

Home » What Does All Thumbs Mean » Idioms - What Does The Phrase "I'm All Thumbs" Mean? - Verbling

Maybe your like

Verbling Logo
  • Find a Teacher
  • Enterprise
  • Currency (VND)
  • Site Language
  • Login
  • Signup
  1. English
  2. Idioms - What does the phrase "I'm all thumbs" mean?
0Profile PictureIdioms - What does the phrase "I'm all thumbs" mean?Marie 8 年前The idiom'I am all thumbs' used to mean that a person is clumsy. Clumsy means that a person is awkward and uncoordinated. If you told your child, "You are all thumbs", this would be considered negative statement, not a compliment.🤕 It would mean they may drop their books frequently, or could not catch a ball.Teenagers today are changing the meaning of the idiom. Have you watched a young person texting on their smartphone at lightening speed with just their thumbs? The meaning of idiom within the sentence: You are all thumbs could soon become a compliment!The New York Times article discusses this idiom.Here are other idioms extracted from the New York Times.H1H2add_imageyoutube_playtv_showwebcamlolsheetsH1H2H3Text-to-Speech•Translate•ShareProfile Picture

Marie

Flagfilled_starfilled_starfilled_starfilled_starfilled_star(6.382)₫520,000.00VND/hclassTeachesEnglishglobeFromUnited StatestimeLessons13.967Book Lessons

Related Discussions

Learn to communicate confidently and effectively in any situation$7 per hourSi yo fuera ➡ If I were /went¿"Hace" o "Desde hace"? Domina el tiempo en español

Tag » What Does All Thumbs Mean