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
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
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
"I just got the final inspections: health, fire, the liquor board, all thumbs up."
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2011
Lies, who’s all thumbs, gets lost in the mayhem.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
