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Definition twiddle your thumbs in American English

twiddle your thumbs phrase

phrase
1

to do nothing and feel impatient because you are waiting for something to happen

Example

There's no point in sitting here twiddling our thumbs.

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2

to hold your hands together and move your thumbs around each other because you have nothing else to do

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Definition twiddle your thumbs in American English