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all thumbs

ADJECTIVE
accident-prone
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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

He’s all thumbs in the exposé “The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter” on a new “The New York Times Presents.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 13, 2020

But when personnel moves aren’t front and center, the show’s kid gloves become all thumbs.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2019

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




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