all thumbs
Example Sentences
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“I asked J.P. for a scouting report on Frazier as a shortstop and he was all thumbs up, saying he could handle it,” Servais said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2022
All that talk last week about the broken toe of Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and yet in this game, the Rams were all thumbs.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2021
Ponsoldt—who also directed The Spectacular Now and The End of the Tour—has a great feel for intimate conversation, but he’s all thumbs when it comes to The Circle’s attempt at stylized allegory.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2017
As for navigating the Raiders page, it helps if you're all thumbs.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2010
‘Don’t push your luck, brother. Briares has fifty faces; all of them are ugly. He’s got a hundred hands, and he’s still all thumbs around the house.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
