en twiddle one's thumbs

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: German Wiktionary, English Wiktionary, and French Wiktionary
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Related terms

  • de däumchen drehen (v) ➜
  • en bored ➜
  • en circle ➜
  • en dawdle ➜
  • en fingers ➜
  • en idly ➜
  • en interlaced ➜
  • en wait ➜
  • fr bayer aux corneilles (v) ➜
  • fr se tourner les pouces (v) ➜
  • ja のらくら (v) ➜
  • nl duimen (v) ➜
  • ru бить баклуши (v) ➜

Synonyms

  • de die hände in den schoss legen ➜
  • en kick one's heels ➜
  • cs točit palci ➜
  • da trille tommelfingre ➜
  • de däumchen drehen ➜
  • en bide one's time ➜
  • en fool around ➜
  • fr se tourner les pouces ➜
  • hu malmozik ➜
  • hu malmozik az ujjaival ➜
  • it girarsi i pollici ➜
  • sv rulla tummarna ➜
  • fr se tourner les pouces (v) ➜

Similar terms

  • en sit on one's hands (v) ➜

Derived from

  • en twiddle (v) ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org twiddle one's thumbs
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