Be all thumbs 笨手笨脚

2023-06-01 14:05:13  每日学英语
be all fingers and thumbs从字面上看是“到处是手指和拇指”,真实含义是笨手笨脚。

【例句】
Mr. Zhang knocked over three beautiful vases and seemed to be all thumbs.
张先生打翻了三个漂亮的花瓶,看来是个笨手笨脚的人。

Whenever a man is required to do a little sewing, he seems to be all thumbs.
要一个男人做点针线时,他总是显得笨手笨脚的。

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